Table 2:
Awareness, perception and knowledge of brain disease
| Item | Total: 412(100%) | Male: 183(44.4%) | Female: 229(55.6%) | p - value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aware of brain disease | 359 (87.1) | 161 (88.0) | 198 (86.5) | 0.648 |
| Perception about about brain disease** | ||||
| Madness | 53(13.3) | 21 (13.5) | 32 (17.3) | 0.452 |
| Mental disorder | 99 (24.8) | 46 (29.7) | 53 (28.6) | 0.638 |
| Brain malfunction | 84 (21.1) | 45 (29.0) | 39 (21.1) | 0.058 |
| Neurological disorder | 6 (1.5) | 5 (3.2) | 1 (0.5) | 0.093f |
| Loss of memory | 8 (2.0) | 8 (5.2) | 0 (0.0) | 0.001*f |
| Mental retardness | 7 (1.8) | 3 (1.9) | 4 (2.2) | 1.000 |
| Brain damage | 10 (2.25) | 4 (2.6) | 6 (3.2) | 1.000 |
| Abnormality | 84 (21.1) | 30 (19.4) | 54 (29.2) | 0.072 |
| Disease in the brain | 22 (5.5) | 10 (6.5) | 12 (6.5) | 0.919 |
| Others | 26 (6.5) | 13 (8.4) | 13 (7.0) | 0.554 |
| Approach to management of brain diseases | ||||
| Medical treatment | 309 (66.0) | 134 (63.8) | 175 (67.8) | 0.457 |
| Spiritual intervention | 94 (20.1) | 44 (21.0) | 50 (19.4) | 0.595 |
| Traditional healers | 29 (6.2) | 9 (4.3) | 20 (7.8) | 0.104 |
| Psychiatrist attention | 11 (2.4) | 9 (4.3) | 2 (0.8) | 0.027*f |
| Psychologist attention | 5 (1.1) | 3 (1.4) | 2 (0.8) | 0.663f |
| Care from relations | 19 (4.1) | 11 (5.2) | 8 (3.1) | 0.346f |
**
Multiple response items
f
: Fisher Exact test