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Obsessive-compulsive symptoms in schizophrenia: prevalence and associated factors in a Nigerian population
Tolulope Opakunle1, Adesanmi Akinsulore2, Olutayo O Aloba2
1a Department of Psychiatry , Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital , Osogbo , Osun , Nigeria.
Objectives:
The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of obsessive-compulsive symptoms (OCS) among subjects with schizophrenia and also to determine their associated factors.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study involving 232 patients with schizophrenia were recruited from a teaching hospital in Nigeria. Socio-demographic questionnaire, Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory, Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale and Suicidality module of the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Inventory were administered.
Results:
The prevalence of OCS was 54.3% among patients with schizophrenia, and washing symptom was the most common (51.7%). Patients with schizophrenia that had OCS had more severe psychopathologies and higher levels of suicidality. OCS among patients with schizophrenia were also associated with the use of second-generation antipsychotic medications.
Conclusions:
OCS are common in schizophrenia. Hence, there is a need for routine screening of patients with schizophrenia for OCS and then, manage them appropriately.
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