Table 4.
Responses to the Item of Community Attitude Towards People with Schizophrenia Subscales Among Residents of Arba Minch Zuria District, AM-HDSS Site, Ethiopia, 2019 (N=617)
| Items | Strongly Agree | Agree | Neutral | Disagree | Strongly Disagree |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Do you agree as soon as a person shows signs of schizophrenia, he or she should be hospitalized? | 88 (14.3) | 243 (39.4) | 95 (15.4) | 171 (27.7) | 20 (3.2) |
| Do you agree schizophrenia is caused by substance abuse? | 167 (27.1) | 345 (55.9) | 13 (2.1) | 89 (14.4) | 3 (0.5) |
| Do you agree individuals with schizophrenia are simply weak-willed, unmotivated people? | 91 (14.7) | 303 (49.1) | 88 (14.3) | 131 (21.2) | 4 (0.6) |
| Do you agree if treated and medicated, people with schizophrenia can function fairly typically in society? | 127 (20.6) | 246 (39.9) | 101 (16.4) | 138 (22.4) | 5 (0.8) |
| Do you agree people with schizophrenia are dangerous? | 115 (18.6) | 435 (70.5) | 26 (4.2) | 41 (6.6) | 0.00 |
| Do you agree with a person with schizophrenia’s social problems is their fault because they isolate themselves from others? | 76 (12.3) | 294 (47.6) | 106 (17.2) | 136 (22) | 5 (0.8) |
| Do you agree genetics are the primary factor in the development of schizophrenia? | 49 (7.9) | 70 (11.3) | 81 (13.1) | 370 (60) | 47 (7.6) |
| Do you agree most people with schizophrenia are poor? | 24 (3.9) | 45 (7.3) | 46 (7.5) | 334 (54.1) | 168 (27.2) |
| Do you agree individuals with schizophrenia do not need medication; they just need to change their thought processes and behaviors? | 29 (4.7) | 75 (12.2) | 108 (17.5) | 605 (49.4) | 100 (16.2) |
| Do you agree individuals with schizophrenia are victims of their disease and should be treated with sympathy? | 81 (13.1) | 288 (46.7) | 79 (12.8) | 163 (26.4) | 6 (1.0) |
| Do you agree people with schizophrenia have abnormal behavioral patterns? | 136 (22) | 406 (65.8) | 35 (5.7) | 38 (6.2) | 2 (0.3) |
| Do you agree people with schizophrenia should have the same educational, occupational, and social opportunities as “normal” individuals? | 57 (9.2) | 82 (13.3) | 120 (19.4) | 306 (49.6) | 52 (8.4) |
| Do you agree most people fear people with schizophrenia? | 53 (8.6) | 78 (12.6) | 119 (19.3) | 314 (50.9) | 53 (8.6) |