1 23 Psychological Studies ISSN 0033-2968 Volume 63 Number 1 Psychol Stud (2018) 63:1-8 DOI 10.1007/s12646-018-0438-x Type of Illness and Efficacy of Awareness on Pre-surgery Anxiety Among In-patients Awaiting Surgery in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital Mfon E. Ineme, Ofonasaha A. Ekpo, Gboyega E. Abikoye, Emaimo I. Essien, Eyo E. Ekpo & Helen O. Osinowo