Table 3.
Respondents’ views on mental illness.
| Statements | Agree and strongly agree | Neutral | Disagree and strongly disagree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Etiology of mental illness | |||
| Genetic inheritance | 243 (45.8)* | 146 (27.5) | 142 (26.7) |
| Substance abuse causes most mental disorders | 360 (67.8) | 87 (16.4) | 84 (15.8)* |
| Bad things happening to the person | 345 (65.0)* | 121 (22.8) | 64 (12.1) |
| God's punishment | 238 (44.9) | 145 (27.4) | 147 (27.7)* |
| Evil eye, magic, demonic possession, envy | 315 (59.4) | 108 (20.4) | 107 (20.2) |
| Social relationship weakness | 388 (73.1)* | 91 (17.1) | 52 (9.8) |
| People with mental illness | |||
| Can always tell a mentally ill person by his/her physical appearance | 286 (53.9) | 132 (24.9) | 113 (21.3)* |
| It is possible to tell a mentally ill person by his/her behavior | 454 (85.7)* | 60 (11.3) | 16 (3.0) |
| Mentally ill persons are not capable of true friendships | 279 (52.5) | 138 (26.0) | 114 (21.5)* |
| Mentally ill persons can work | 227 (52.2)* | 159 (29.9) | 95 (17.9) |
| Anyone can suffer from a mental illness | 262 (49.4)* | 125 (23.6) | 143 (27.0) |
| Care and management of people with mental illness | |||
| One should hide his/her mental illness from his/her family | 36 (6.8) | 59 (11.1) | 436 (82.1)* |
| Mental health services are widely available in my community | 265 (50.0) | 134 (25.3) | 131 (24.7)* |
| Mentally ill people should be in an institution to be under control | 465 (87.6) | 48 (9.0) | 18 (3.4)* |
| Information about mental illness is available at my PHC | 250 (47.1) | 133 (25.0) | 174 (27.7)* |
| PHC clinics can provide good care for mental illness | 189 (35.7) | 166 (31.3) | 175 (33.0)* |
| Faith healers are 3able to treat mental illness | 242(45) | 189 (35.6) | 100 (18.8)* |
*Correct choices.