Abstract:

This study is an assessment of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder among the staff of the University of Benin using a descriptive survey research design. It was aimed at gathering relevant information on the occurrence of OCD among the academic and non-academic staff of the University of Benin. The population of the study included all the academic (188) and non-academic (84) staff in the Faculty of Education, University of Benin, Nigeria. The sample size for this study was 136 staff in the Faculty of Education. This was done by stratifying the staff into Academic and Non-Academic staff, thereafter simple random sampling was used to select a sample of 50% of the total number of academic and non-academic staff. Data were collected with a structured questionnaire (Questionnaire on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, QOCD) administered to the sample. Research question 1 was answered using descriptive statistics, such as mean and standard deviation and hypotheses 1 and 2 were tested using a t-test of the Independent sample. The hypotheses were tested at 0.05 level alpha of significance. The findings of the study showed that there is no statistically significant difference in the occurrence of OCD between male and female staff of the University of Benin and also that there is no significant difference in the proportion of academic and non-academic staff with medium to high levels of OCD in the University of Benin, Nigeria.