A study on the knowledge, attitude and behavior regarding mental health of residents in a selected barangay
- Author:
Richard Dean Clod C. Dela Cruz
;
Kelvin Michael G. Dela Cruz
;
Micah Jeanne A. Dela Rosa
;
Maria Kristina P. Descalzo
;
Andrew Carlo F. Dioso
;
Angelica Mae Camille P. Dizon
;
Ellen Stephanie M. Dizon
;
Vince Gabriel B. Dulay
;
Justine William T. Duran
;
Felicitas Asuncion C. Elago
;
Nicole Pauline L. Ereño
;
Angela B. Escobia
;
Karl Lorenzo Miguel M. Escovidal
;
Miraflor A. Espeleta
;
Franciosa Gavino-Collins
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
behavior;
stigma;
- MeSH:
psychiatry;
Mental health;
Social Stigma
- From:
Health Sciences Journal
2020;9(2):53-59
- CountryPhilippines
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
INTRODUCTION:Stigmatizing attitudes are barriers to treatment of mental health disorders. The burden
of stigma has not been established locally. This study aimed to assess the stigma in the community by
determining the knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of barangay residents towards mental health and
persons with mental health illness.
METHODS:A total of 422 participants were included using convenience sampling. Participants were given
self-administered questionnaires that consisted of the Mental Health Knowledge Schedule (MAKS),
Community Attitudes Towards the Mentally Ill (CAMI), and Reported and Intended Behavior Scale (RIBS)
tools. The mean scores and percentages were computed and compared across the sociodemographic data of the respondents.
RESULTS:Knowledge levels were relatively high with a mean score of 26.63. Depression, stress, bipolar
disorder and drug addiction were recognized as mental illnesses by the majority of the participants.
Scores in the stigmatizing ideologies authoritarianism (3.07) and social restrictiveness (2.58) were low,
while the positive ideologies benevolence (3.76) and community health ideology (3.85) had higher scores. Participants were reluctant to work with mentally-ill people (3.18) but were willing to be friends with them (3.87).
CONCLUSION:This study concludes that the respondents were generally knowledgeable about mental health illness. There was a general acceptance and less stigmatizing attitude, and a willingness to interact with people with mental illness.
- Full text:UERM HSJ 9.2 July-Dec 2020_23-29.pdf
