Table 3.

Knowledge of the respondents towards mental health and mental health problems at Jimma Zone, Seka woreda South-west Ethiopia, March 2020

Variables	Characteristics	Response	Frequency	Percentage
Metal illness is due to	Genetic reasons	Yes	116	27.6
	Stress/tension	Yes	377	89.8
	Accident/injury	Yes	357	85.0
	Brain functional abnormality	Yes	390	92.9
	Family events/conflict	Yes	350	83.3
	Conflict in marriage or family	Yes	364	86.7
	Worrying too much	Yes	388	92.4
	Neurotransmitter imbalances	Yes	271	64.5
	witchcraft	Yes	259	61.7
	God's punishment for past sins	Yes	321	76.4
	Evil spirit possession	Yes	368	87.6
	Personal weakness	Yes	240	57.1
	Poor nutrition	Yes	210	50.0
	Polluted atmosphere	Yes	149	35.5
Mental illness can be treated	Traditional	Yes	205	48.8
	Religious	Yes	272	64.8
	Medical	Yes	337	80.2
professional advice or counseling can be an effective treatment for people with mental illnesses		Yes	256	61.0
Medication can be an effective treatment for people with mental illnesses		Yes	358	85.2
Mental illness requires treatment from the psychiatric hospital		Yes	378	90
Mental illness can be successfully managed at home by families		Yes	209	49.8
Mental illness should be managed by witchdoctors		Yes	215	51.2
Mental illness can be cured by marriage		Yes	207	49.3

Responses only “Yes” or “No”