Table 1 Demographic properties of participants
From: Mental illness stigma among indigenous communities in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study
Participants Characteristics | N = 349 (%) |
|---|---|
Ethnicity | |
 Chakma | 165 (47.3) |
 Marma | 102 (29.2) |
 Rakhine | 31 (8.9) |
 Tripura | 28 (8.0) |
 Pangkhua | 23 (6.6) |
Gender | |
 Male | 231 (66.2) |
 Female | 118 (33.8) |
Socioeconomic Status (SES) | |
 Lower SES | 81 (23.2) |
 Lower-middle SES | 125 (35.8) |
 Middle SES | 131 (37.5) |
 Higher SES | 12 (3.4) |
Occupation | |
 Student | 88 (25.2) |
 Service Holder | 63 (18.1) |
 Businessperson | 85 (24.4) |
 Housewife | 69 (19.8) |
 Unemployed | 44 (12.6) |
Marital Status | |
 Unmarried | 134 (38.4) |
 Married | 192 (55.0) |
 Widow/widower | 23 (6.6) |
Religion | |
 Buddhist | 334 (95.7) |
 Christian | 15 (4.3) |
Literacy | |
 Up to primary | 42 (12.0) |
 Primary to secondary | 44 (12.6) |
 SSC* | 55 (15.8) |
 HSC** | 81 (23.2) |
 Hons’ | 66 (18.9) |
 Master’s and above | 36 (10.3) |
 Illiterate | 25 (7.2) |
Knowledge about mental health | |
 Yes | 60 (17.2) |
 No | 289 (82.8) |
Presence of mental illness among family members | |
 Yes | 9 (2.6) |
 No | 340 (97.4) |
Treatment sought for Mental Illness | |
 Yes | 15 (4.3) |
 No | 334 (95.7) |