Table 4 Modified Attitude towards Mental Illness questionnaire of the studied caregivers, Assiut University Hospitals 2017
Variable | Agree N (%) | Neutral N (%) | Disagree N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Cause of mental illness | |||
Mental illness is genetic | 70 (16.5) | 87 (20.5) | 268 (63.1) |
Mental illness is caused by spirits | 105 (24.7) | 32 (7.5) | 288 (67.8) |
Knowledge of people with mental illness | |||
One can always tell a mentally ill person by his or her physical appearance | 386 (90.8) | 33 (7.8) | 6 (1.4) |
The mentally ill with a number of exception cannot tell the difference between good and bad | 329 (77.4) | 82 (19.3) | 14 (3.3) |
Very view in any mentally ill are capable of true friendship | 338 (79.5) | 76 (17.9) | 11 (2.6) |
Attitude towards people with mental illness | |||
Life has no value for the mentally ill | 155 (36.5) | 82 (19.3) | 188 (44.2) |
The mentally ill should be prevented from having children | 182 (42.8) | 141 (33.2) | 102 (24) |
The mentally ill should not get married | 178 (41.9) | 144 (33.9) | 103 (24.2) |
Mentally ill people should be prevented from walking freely in public places | 176 (41.4) | 210 (49.4) | 39 (9.2) |
One should avoid all contact with the mentally ill | 25 (5.9) | 60 (14.1) | 340 (80) |
The mentally ill should not be allowed to make decisions even those concerning routine events | 53 (12.5) | 44 (10.4) | 328 (77.2) |
Care and management of people with mental illness | |||
One should hide his/her mental illness from his/her family | 3 (0.7) | 9 (2.1) | 413 (97.2) |
The mentally ill should live only among themselves | 10 (2.4) | 65 (15.3) | 350 (82.4) |
Psychiatric hospitals should not be located in a residential areas | 11 (2.6) | 39 (9.2) | 375 (88.2) |
There are people who were never in a mental hospital and are more disturbed than those who are in a mental hospital | 360 (84.7) | 42 (9.9) | 23 (5.4) |
Mental illness cannot be cured | 95 (22.4) | 76 (17.9) | 254 (59.8) |
Every mentally ill person should be in an institution where he/she will be under supervision and control | 322 (75.8) | 82 (19.3) | 21 (4.9) |
Total scale mean ± SD (range) | 16.90 ± 4.22 (4–28) | ||