Table 1 Association of public attitudes towards mental healthcare facilities and socio-demographic characteristics

Socio-demographic characteristics

N (%)

Score of public attitude towards mental illness mean [SD]

Point estimate/test statistics

p value

 Male

198 (50)

2.10 [0.40]

t = − 2.47

0.014*

 Female

197 (50)

2.21 [0.43]

 > 25

60 (15.19)

1.98 [0.45]

F = 2.54

0.0037*

 25–34

103 (26.08)

2.14 [0.38]

 35–44

86 (21.77)

2.14 [0.42]

 45–54

92 (23.29)

2.24 [0.39]

 ≤ 55

54 (13.67)

2.28 [0.44]

 Illiterate

97 (25)

2.31 [0.35]

F = 16.60

< 0.001*

 Primary

99 (25)

2.27 [0.34]

 Secondary

138 (35)

2.07 [0.44]

 Graduation and above

61 (15)

1.92 [0.41]

 Yes

325 (82)

2.16 [0.42]

t = − 0.3021

0.762

 No

70 (18)

2.17 [0.39]

 Hinduism

339 (86)

2.18 [0.40]

F = 11.10

< 0.001*

 Islam

42 (11)

2.19 [0.28]

 Christianity

10 (2)

1.74 [0.71]

 Others

4 (1)

1.21 [0.14]