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Table 3 Teachers’ attitude towards students’ mental health issues

From: Beliefs about students’ mental health issues among teachers at elementary and high schools, Hail Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Statement

Responses % (n)

Score mean (SD)

Completely disagree

Disagree

Uncertain

Agree

Completely agree

1. I believe in mental health illness. (n = 2391)

4.7 (112)

1.3 (31)

1.8 (42)

52.4 (1252)

39.9 (954)

4.2 (0.92)

2. I accept mental health patients and I help them. (n = 2384)

1.0 (25)

4.4 (106)

6.7 (160)

54.9 (1308)

32.9 (785)

4.1 (0.81)

3. When having mental health problem, I recommend visiting a psychiatric physician. (n = 2382)

3.3 (78)

3.3 (78)

6.3 (150)

45.1 (1074)

42.1 (1002)

4.2 (0.93)

4. I see that psychiatric medications can cause addiction. (n = 2350)

6.3 (147)

13.4 (316)

37.4 (879)

26.7 (628)

16.2 (380)

a2.7 (1.09)

5. I believe that mental illness is merely a mix of magic and eye. (n = 2352)

29.0 (681)

34.1 (802)

24.6 (578)

9.7 (228)

3.7 (63)

a3.8 (1.05)

6. I think that narcotic and stimulant drugs and alcohol have a role in psychiatric illness. (n = 2380)

3.9 (94)

6.1 (146)

15.3 (365)

42.0 (1000)

32.6 (775)

3.9 (1.04)

7. I believe that heredity have a role in mental health illness. (n = 2358)

9.4 (225)

19.4 (457)

26.8 (631)

36.3 (855)

8.1 (190)

3.1 (1.11)

8. I see that mental health patient as other patients with organic diseases. (n = 2337)

4.9 (115)

11.4 (267)

12.0 (281)

49.0 (1144)

22.7 (530)

3.7 (1.08)

9. I believe that mental health illnesses are incurable. (n = 2354)

39.8 (933)

42.2 (990)

10.5 (247)

6.0 (140)

1.5 (35)

a4.1 (0 .93)

10. I believe that mental health illness is a permanent stigma. (n = 2380)

34.0 (810)

42.1 (1001)

12.9 (308)

8.5 (202)

2.5 (59)

a4.0 (1.02)

11. I believe that psychiatric patient is a dangerous person and one should be taken with care.(n = 2380)

25.0 (594)

41.1 (978)

12.8 (304)

17.5 (416)

3.7 (88)

a3.7 (1.14)

Total scoreb

 Median (range)

42 (23.0–55.0)

 Mean (SD)

41.6 (5.01)

 Total score/full score (%)

75.64%

  1. aReverse score
  2. bMaximum score = 55