Table 3 Knowledge of the respondents towards mental health and mental health problems at Jimma Zone, Seka woreda South-west Ethiopia, March 2020
From: Knowledge of the community regarding mental health problems: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Characteristics | Response | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Metal illness is due to | Genetic reasons | Yes | 116 | 27.6 |
Stress/tension | Yes | 377 | 89.8 | |
Accident/injury | Yes | 357 | 85.0 | |
Brain functional abnormality | Yes | 390 | 92.9 | |
Family events/conflict | Yes | 350 | 83.3 | |
Conflict in marriage or family | Yes | 364 | 86.7 | |
Worrying too much | Yes | 388 | 92.4 | |
Neurotransmitter imbalances | Yes | 271 | 64.5 | |
witchcraft | Yes | 259 | 61.7 | |
God's punishment for past sins | Yes | 321 | 76.4 | |
Evil spirit possession | Yes | 368 | 87.6 | |
Personal weakness | Yes | 240 | 57.1 | |
Poor nutrition | Yes | 210 | 50.0 | |
Polluted atmosphere | Yes | 149 | 35.5 | |
Mental illness can be treated | Traditional | Yes | 205 | 48.8 |
Religious | Yes | 272 | 64.8 | |
Medical | Yes | 337 | 80.2 | |
professional advice or counseling can be an effective treatment for people with mental illnesses | Yes | 256 | 61.0 | |
Medication can be an effective treatment for people with mental illnesses | Yes | 358 | 85.2 | |
Mental illness requires treatment from the psychiatric hospital | Yes | 378 | 90 | |
Mental illness can be successfully managed at home by families | Yes | 209 | 49.8 | |
Mental illness should be managed by witchdoctors | Yes | 215 | 51.2 | |
Mental illness can be cured by marriage | Yes | 207 | 49.3 |