Statement | Responses % (n) | Score mean (SD) | ||||
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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% |