Knowledge and Practice of Mental Health Hygiene among Nursing Science Students in Nigeria

Department of Nursing Science, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Iyinoluwa Tioluwani Idowu, Department of Nursing Science, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Ondo State, Nigeria, Phone: 08164279897, Email: [email protected]

Received Date: August 02, 2025

Published Date: October 17, 2025

Citation: Idowu IT and Ogundele AI. (2025). Knowledge and Practice of Mental Health Hygiene among Nursing Science Students in Nigeria. Mathews J Psychiatry Ment Health. 10(2):53.

Copyrights: Idowu IT and Ogundele AI. (2025).

ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study assessed the level of knowledge of mental health hygiene among Nursing Science students in Nigeria private universities. Methods: This study utilized the cross-sectional descriptive survey design. In this study, data were collected from a sample of population of Nursing Science students, in some selected private university within southwestern Nigeria. A total of 475 questionnaires were retrieved out of 500 administered. Statistical analyses were performed using IBM SPSS (Version 27). Results: The result of the study revealed that majority of the students were between the ages of 20 to 24 years and 91.6% of them were female. The results showed that 87.4% of the students thought that mental health hygiene was as important as physical hygiene and 68.4% of them were awareness of mental health resources provided in the universities. The study discovered that 67.4%, of the students engaged in physical exercise to support mental well-being occasionally. The study also revealed that there are no enough resources to support systems in the universities to maintain mental health hygiene. Conclusion: The study highlighted the importance of education, training, and support systems for students to effectively manage their own and others' mental health. Also, coping strategies, and access to resources like counselling services, mental health literacy program, workshops among others are very important to address mental health problem in the university. The study recommends integration of mental health hygiene into nursing curricular, and actively promoting mental health services within universities and healthcare settings.

Keywords: Mental Health, Mental Health Hygiene, Nursing Student, Knowledge, Practice.