Knowledge and attitude towards mental illness among health and non-health university students in Riyadh

Background: Mental illness can affect anyone regardless of age, gender, and residence. Studying the attitude and knowledge about mental illnesses among university students is important, because they are the future decision makers dealing with such problems. The aim of this study was to assess level of knowledge and attitude towards mental illnesses among health and non-health university students in Riyadh.Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study on students of the governmental universities in Riyadh with both health and non-health speciality. The total sample size was 587 students. The questionnaire was designed electronically, and the link was distributed through social media. It included socio-demographic questions, 17 questions to assess knowledge and 22 questions to assess the attitudes. The statistical tests used were chi square, independent sample t-test, spearman’s correlation and multiple linear regression tests.Results: More than half of the participants had a positive attitude toward mental illness (52%). Only 13.46% of university students had good knowledge about mental illness. Significant higher level of good knowledge and positive attitude were reported among health college students compared to non-health (24.7% versus 7.9% for good knowledge and 60.8% versus 48.3 for positive attitude respectively). Attitude towards mental illness can be successfully predicted by using the knowledge score about mental illness and the type of college.Conclusion: Low percentage of university students had good knowledge about mental illness and their attitude towards mental illness was generally positive. Health college students had better attitude and knowledge about mental illness than non-health.

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Parental Support, Beliefs about Mental Illness, and Mental Help-Seeking among Young Adults in Saudi Arabia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17155615 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (15) ◽

pp. 5615 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Alaa Mahsoon ◽

Loujain Sharif ◽

Maram Banakhar ◽

Nofaa Alasmee ◽

Esraa Almowallad ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Illness ◽

Young Adults ◽

Saudi Arabia ◽

Parental Support ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Convenience Sample ◽

Beliefs About Mental Illness

Mental illness is not uncommon among young adults, but negative attitudes towards mental disorders and lack of parental support might be associated with hesitancy in seeking professional help. This study aimed to examine the relationships of parental support, beliefs about mental illness, and mental help-seeking among young adults in Saudi Arabia. This quantitative cross-sectional study included a convenience sample of 236 young adults (ages 18–25) with the majority of the total (86.4%) being female. Data were collected via three self-administered questionnaires: The Perceived Parental Support Scale, Beliefs toward Mental Illness scale, and Mental Help Seeking Attitude Scale. Results indicated that the participants had a moderately negative attitude toward mental illness, a moderately positive attitude toward parental support, and a highly positive attitude toward mental help-seeking. No significant relationships were found among the study variables. The study highlights that despite young adults’ positive attitude toward mental help-seeking and parental support, they have negative views toward people with mental illnesses. Educational programs in schools and media are needed to improve attitudes and enhance readiness to interact with people with mental illness.

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Exploring the knowledge and attitudes of Pakistani university students towards mental illnesses

10.7287/peerj.preprints.454 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed Waqas ◽

Muhammad Zubair ◽

Hamza Ghulam ◽

Muhammad Wajih ullah ◽

Zubair Tariq ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Mental Illness ◽

University Students ◽

Treatment Plan ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

Spiritual Leaders ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Stigma Of Mental Illness

Background: The objectives of the study were to explore the knowledge and attitudes of Pakistani university students toward mental illnesses. People with mental illnesses are challenged not only by their symptoms but also by the prejudices associated with their illness. Acknowledging the stigma of mental illness should be the first essential step toward devising an appropriate treatment plan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the University of Punjab, Lahore, CMH Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, and University of Sargodha, Sub-campus Lahore, from February to May, 2014. The self-administered questionnaire consisted of three sections: demographics, general knowledge of psychiatric illnesses, and a modified form of the Community Attitudes towards Mental Illnesses (CAMI) Scale. The questionnaire was distributed to 650 participants enrolled in different disciplines (Social Sciences, Medicine and Formal Sciences). Results: Response rate was 81% (527/650 respondents). Mean age was 20.98 years. Most of the students (331, 62.8%) had an urban background and studied Social Sciences (238, 45.2%). 418 (79.3%) considered religion very important and most respondents considered psychiatrists (334, 63.4%) and spiritual leaders (72, 13.7%) to be best able to treat mental illnesses. 169 (32.1%) considered black magic to be a cause of mental illness. Only 215 (41%) had ever read an article on mental illnesses. Multiple regression analysis revealed study discipline, exposure, perceived causes of mental illnesses and superstitions to be significantly associated with attitudes towards mental illnesses (p < .05). Conclusion: Although low awareness and exposure were found in this sample of Pakistani university students, their attitude towards mental illnesses was generally positive. Most respondents gave supernatural explanations for mental illnesses but only a few believed that spiritual leaders can play a role in treatment.

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A CO-RELATION STUDY TO ASSESS PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE REGARDING THE IMPACT OF TELEVISION ON CHILDREN IN SELECTED AREA KANPUR, U.P

EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) ◽

10.36713/epra4759 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 434-440

Author(s):

Pratibha Srivastava

Keyword(s):

Positive Attitude ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Knowledge Score ◽

Parental Knowledge ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Attitude Score ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitude ◽

The Impact

Today's Children will be tomorrow's responsible citizen of the country. Entertainment is an essential part of life, by this we feel tension free, relaxed, energetic and having a positive attitude towards life. Games plays an important role for the all round development of the children's personality especially outdoor games but Now a days children are adopting habits of playing indoor games and also entertaining themselves by using various electronic devices as we know one of them is television. There are various programmes such as various kids’ channels, cartoon shows, video games etc. being watched by the children. Directly or indirectly these programs affect behaviour of the children in positive and negative ways. That’s why it is needed that parents should have a look for types of programmes seen by children, how long a child is watching a program, how it is affecting child habits/ behaviour etc. Later on, these negative impacts will create health issues/behaviour problems such as obesity, aggressive behaviour, lack of concentration etc. Child who watch television for 10 hours or more per week are less skilled at reading and are less successful in school as compared to children who watch television for less than 10 hours per week. The American academy of paediatrics makes the following recommendations regarding television viewing should not exceed one to two hours of quality programming daily and children younger than two years old should not watch television.1 That is why researchers took this topic to highlight the attitude and knowledge of parents about the impact of television on their Children's behaviour. A co-relational study conducted to assess parental knowledge and attitude regarding the impact of television on children in selected area at Kanpur (U.P). A descriptive cross-sectional survey approach was used, sample size was 100 parents selected by convenient sampling for this study. Self-structured knowledge questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge of parents, and attitude of parents was assessed by Likert scale. The study shows that among 100 parents 8% of them had poor knowledge, 36% average knowledge, 50% good knowledge, 6% very good knowledge about impact of television on children. The study shown the positive attitude 84%, negative attitude 16% on impact of television on children. The correlation value shows that positive correlation between knowledge and attitude score of parents. There was no significant association between knowledge score with their demographic variables and significant association seen between attitude score with types of family, educational status of parents, income of parents and number of children. There was no significant association between attitude score with age of parents and religion. KEYWORDS: Impact, Television, Attitude, Parental Knowledge,

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Stigma of mental illnesses in Pakistani university students: A cross sectional survey

10.7287/peerj.preprints.523 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed Waqas ◽

Muhammad Zubair ◽

Hamzah Ghulam ◽

Muhammad Wajih Ullah ◽

Muhammad Zubair Tariq Majeed

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Mental Illness ◽

University Students ◽

Treatment Plan ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

Spiritual Leaders ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Stigma Of Mental Illness ◽

The University

Background: The objectives of the study were to explore the knowledge and attitudes of Pakistani university students toward mental illnesses. People with mental illnesses are challenged not only by their symptoms but also by the prejudices associated with their illness. Acknowledging the stigma of mental illness should be the first essential step toward devising an appropriate treatment plan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the University of Punjab, Lahore, CMH Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, and University of Sargodha, Sub-campus Lahore, from February to May, 2014. The self-administered questionnaire consisted of three sections: demographics, general knowledge of psychiatric illnesses, and Community Attitudes towards Mental Illnesses (CAMI) Scale. The questionnaire was distributed to 650 participants enrolled in different disciplines (Social Sciences, Medicine and Formal Sciences). Results: Response rate was 81% (527/650 respondents). Mean age was 20.98 years. Most of the students (331, 62.8%) had an urban background and studied Social Sciences (238, 45.2%). 418 (79.3%) considered religion very important and most respondents considered psychiatrists (334, 63.4%) and spiritual leaders (72, 13.7%) to be best able to treat mental illnesses. 169 (32.1%) considered black magic to be a cause of mental illness. Only 215 (41%) had ever read an article on mental illnesses. Multiple regression analysis revealed study discipline, exposure, perceived causes of mental illnesses and superstitions to be significantly associated with attitudes towards mental illnesses (p < .05). Conclusion: Although low awareness and exposure were found in this sample of Pakistani university students, their attitude towards mental illnesses was generally positive. Most respondents gave supernatural explanations for mental illnesses but only a few believed that spiritual leaders can play a role in treatment.

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Evaluation of a voluntary augmented reality nutrition menu labelling application (Nutrilabelapps©) usage in a university café: a cross-sectional study in Terengganu, Malaysia

Food Research ◽

10.26656/fr.2017.4(6).313 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (6) ◽

pp. 2296-2305

Author(s):

N.F.A Zulkifli ◽

Asma' A. ◽

K. Khairil-Shazmin ◽

N.S. Zakaria ◽

M. Mustafa ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Augmented Reality ◽

Mobile Application ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

The Public ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Nutrilabelapps© is an interactive augmented reality mobile application (app) providing nutrition menu labelling specifically built for Mutiara Café, a café in Universiti Malaysia Terengganu. However, no evaluation of the usage of Nutrilabelapps© has been carried out. Therefore, this cross-sectional study was aimed to determine the knowledge and attitude of nutrition menu labelling among Mutiara Café customers; the feasibility and acceptability of the app among customers; and also, the relationships between knowledge, attitude, feasibility and acceptability of this augmented reality nutrition menu labelling app. This study was conducted among 108 Mutiara Café customers who owned a smartphone and were able to download the Nutrilabelapps©. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 25. Findings showed that only 4.6% of Mutiara Café customers had good knowledge of nutrition menu labelling, while 71.3% of them had a positive attitude towards nutrition menu labelling. Nutrilabelapps© was accepted by users based on the feasibility (67.6%) and acceptability (75.9%) of the app. Remarkably, there was a significant association between knowledge, attitude, feasibility, and acceptability of the app at p < 0.05. As a conclusion, Nutrilabelapps© is highly recommended among the café customer despite their low knowledge of the nutrition menu labelling. Therefore, more education of the public about nutrition menu labelling is highly recommended

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Stigma of mental illnesses in Pakistani university students: A cross sectional survey

10.7287/peerj.preprints.523v1 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed Waqas ◽

Muhammad Zubair ◽

Hamzah Ghulam ◽

Muhammad Wajih Ullah ◽

Muhammad Zubair Tariq Majeed

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Mental Illness ◽

University Students ◽

Treatment Plan ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

Spiritual Leaders ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Stigma Of Mental Illness ◽

The University

Background: The objectives of the study were to explore the knowledge and attitudes of Pakistani university students toward mental illnesses. People with mental illnesses are challenged not only by their symptoms but also by the prejudices associated with their illness. Acknowledging the stigma of mental illness should be the first essential step toward devising an appropriate treatment plan. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted at the University of Punjab, Lahore, CMH Lahore Medical and Dental College, Lahore, and University of Sargodha, Sub-campus Lahore, from February to May, 2014. The self-administered questionnaire consisted of three sections: demographics, general knowledge of psychiatric illnesses, and Community Attitudes towards Mental Illnesses (CAMI) Scale. The questionnaire was distributed to 650 participants enrolled in different disciplines (Social Sciences, Medicine and Formal Sciences). Results: Response rate was 81% (527/650 respondents). Mean age was 20.98 years. Most of the students (331, 62.8%) had an urban background and studied Social Sciences (238, 45.2%). 418 (79.3%) considered religion very important and most respondents considered psychiatrists (334, 63.4%) and spiritual leaders (72, 13.7%) to be best able to treat mental illnesses. 169 (32.1%) considered black magic to be a cause of mental illness. Only 215 (41%) had ever read an article on mental illnesses. Multiple regression analysis revealed study discipline, exposure, perceived causes of mental illnesses and superstitions to be significantly associated with attitudes towards mental illnesses (p < .05). Conclusion: Although low awareness and exposure were found in this sample of Pakistani university students, their attitude towards mental illnesses was generally positive. Most respondents gave supernatural explanations for mental illnesses but only a few believed that spiritual leaders can play a role in treatment.

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Exploring the knowledge and attitudes of Pakistani university students towards mental illnesses

10.7287/peerj.preprints.454v1 ◽

2014 ◽

Author(s):

Ahmed Waqas ◽

Muhammad Zubair ◽

Hamza Ghulam ◽

Muhammad Wajih ullah ◽

Zubair Tariq ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Sciences ◽

Mental Illness ◽

University Students ◽

Treatment Plan ◽

Mental Illnesses ◽

Spiritual Leaders ◽

Cross Sectional Survey ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitudes ◽

Stigma Of Mental Illness

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Sociodemographic determinants of knowledge and attitude in the primary prevention of cervical cancer among University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) students in Malaysia: preliminary study of HPV vaccination

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/s12889-019-7764-3 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Maiza Tusimin ◽

Chek Lo Yee ◽

Nur Zarifah Syahmi Abdul Razak ◽

Mohamad Izwan Zainol ◽

Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Hpv Vaccine ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Hpv Vaccination ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Sociodemographic Determinants ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Background Cervical cancer is the third most common cancer affecting women around the world in which the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is the one of the recognized causative agent affecting women health. In response to this health issue, the Malaysian government had officially implemented the HPV immunisation programme for secondary schoolchildren in 2010 at the age of 13 years old and above. The purpose of this study is to investigate the sociodemographic determinants of knowledge and attitude among students of Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) towards the HPV vaccination programme. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted using self-administered questionnaires, recruiting 374 UTAR’s students as the respondents by using convenience sampling method. Respondents were categorized as having good/poor level of knowledge and positive/negative attitude towards HPV vaccination. Results Over half of the respondents were females (64.5%) and the majority were aged 20 years old and below (55.8%). Generally, 54.7% of the total respondents had a high level of knowledge towards HPV vaccine while 57.5% of the total respondents showed a negative attitude towards HPV vaccine. Female respondents aged 20 years old and below showed good knowledge (56.4%) and a more positive attitude (55.8%) towards HPV vaccine. Students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS) exhibited higher knowledge (67.3%) and positive attitude (62.4%) as compared to the Faculty of Accountancy and Management (FAM) which showed only 32.7% of knowledge and 37.6% of positive attitude towards the HPV vaccination. Conclusion The majority of UTAR students possess good knowledge regarding HPV vaccination. Nonetheless, they demonstrated a negative attitude towards HPV vaccination, depicting the necessity to impart and further intensify the sense of health awareness among all students, especially among male students. The judicious use of social media apart from the conventional mass media should be an advantage as to enhance the practice of HPV vaccination among them and thereafter minimize the health and economic burdens of cervical cancer.

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HUBUNGAN TINGKAT PENDIDIKAN DAN SIKAP BIDAN TENTANG PRINSIP KEWASPADAAN UNIVERSAL DENGAN PELAKSANAAN PERTOLONGAN PERSALINAN Di PUSKESMAS RAWATAN Di KOTA PADANG TAHUN 2011

Majalah Sainstekes ◽

10.33476/ms.v2i1.1639 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 038-055

Author(s):

Selly Septina ◽

Djusar Sulin ◽

Zulkarnaen Agus

Keyword(s):

Higher Education ◽

Professional Practice ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Health Indicators ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

Delivery Care ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Normal Delivery ◽

Universal Precautions ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Background and objectives Maternal Mortality Rate is one of health indicators as well as of fulfillment of women’s reproductive rights and quality of health services in general. One of the most effective way to reduce is the improvement of the delivery assistance. This study was aimed to learn the level of knowledge and attitude of midviwes about the principles of universal precautions in the implementation ofdeliveryassistance.Materials and Methods Cross sectional analytic approach was applied . Seven health care centers were selected. Manuscript annotation and approval and questionnaires were used for data collection. Subjects were 65 midviwes who helped the delivery of the particular health centers that met the inclusion criteria. Results Majority of midwives involved in this study were between 30-39 years of age with the highest education level was ? diploma D3 (83.1%) and average of 0-9 years of employment (33.8%). In terms of knowledge and attitude, 55.4% and 53.89% subjects showed good knowledge and positive attitude respectively, but a total of 70.7% subjects both possessed good knowledge and positive attitude. Significant correlation was observed between knowledge and professional practice (p= 0.005, p0.05).In whom midwives with higher education performed 7.4 times better attitude. Training also showed significant correlation (p=0.024) in which the trained midwives on normal delivery care performed 124.3 times better. Conclusion Significant correlation was observed between midwives’ knowledge and professional practice and the principles of universal precautions implementation. There was no significant correlation between attitude and their delivery care and the implementation of principles of universal precautions. Significant correlation was clear between midwives’s education and attitudes, in whom midwives with higher education showed 7.4 times better attitude than those with just adequate education. The trained midwives on normal delivery care performed 124.3 times better than their non-trained counterparts.

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Knowledge and attitude towards anesthesia for cesarean section and its associated factors among pregnant women attending Antenatal care

10.21203/rs.3.rs-851856/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Mekides Endalew ◽

Nigussie Endalew ◽

Abatneh Agegnehu ◽

Zemenay Mekonnen ◽

Destaw Teshome

Keyword(s):

Cesarean Section ◽

Antenatal Care ◽

Pregnant Women ◽

Health Information ◽

Positive Attitude ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Good Knowledge ◽

P Value ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Knowledge And Attitude

Abstract Background: Cesarean section is an effective technique for preventing maternal and perinatal mortality when performed properly. Evidence suggested that pregnant women who have had good knowledge about their condition are able to participate in shared decision-making and can alleviate fears related to anesthesia. However, only a few studies conducted in Ethiopia assess the level of knowledge and attitude of pregnant women towards anesthesia for cesarean section.Methods: Hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted from April 18 to June 25, 2021. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select a total of 362 pregnant women attending antenatal care. Pretested and structured questionnaires were used to collect the data using a face-to-face interview. Both bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regression models were used for statistical analysis. The adjusted odds ratio was used as the measure of association. P-value less than 0.05 at 95% CI was considered as statistically significant.Results: A total of 354 pregnant women attending at ANC clinic participated with a response rate of 97.8%. The overall proportion of good knowledge and positive attitude towards anesthesia for cesarean section were 56.5% (95% CI: 51.4%, 61.9%) and 50.8% (95% CI: 45.8%, 56.2%), respectively. Pregnant women who had previous operations (AOR=4.47, 95% CI: 1.77, 11.32) and had any health information about anesthesia (AOR=10.06, 95% CI: 5.41, 18.69) were significantly associated with good knowledge towards anesthesia for cesarean section. While, pregnant women who have had secondary education (AOR=6.71, 95% CI: 1.19, 37.99), college and above education (AOR=13.63, 95% CI: 2.26, 82.21), and had health information about anesthesia (AOR=2.02, 95% CI: 1.09, 3.77) significantly associated with a positive attitude towards anesthesia for CS.Conclusion: This finding means that a significant number of pregnant women still have poor knowledge and attitude towards anesthesia for CS. Previous operation and health information about anesthesia were significantly associated with knowledge while higher education and health information about anesthesia were significantly associated with a positive attitude towards anesthesia for cesarean section. Health professionals need to provide health information during ANC visits and in the operating theater areas for mothers who have indications for CS.

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