Journal of Psychology & Psychotherapy
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0487
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2161-0487
+44 1478 350008
Berhanu Yeshanew*, Yibeltal Getachew, Alekaw Sema, Mandaras Tariku
Aim: The purpose of the study is to evaluate community interest and how it connects to mental health care among eastern Ethiopian citizens.
Methods: A cross-sectional study that was community-based was conducted between July 2020 and February 2021. The Community Attitude to Mental Illness inventory (CAMI) was utilised to ascertain the level of interest among the participants. The data was imported into Epi Data 3.1 and then exported to SPSS version 20. The linearity assumptions were fit when they were confirmed. A simple and multivariate linear regression model was used to confirm the link between the dependent and independent variables. The significance of the predictors' relationship to the outcome variable was determined using the β coefficient, a p value of less than 0.05 and the matching 95% confidence interval.
Findings: Ninety-one percent of the participants completed the interview. More than half or 52% of the responses, were from female respondents. The subscale measuring kindly attitude had the lowest mean score (27.99 ± 5.18) and the subscale measuring community mental health ideology the highest mean score (33.78 ± 4.53). A higher inclination to be compassionate towards those suffering from mental diseases has been associated with increasing knowledge about mental health (1.32 (0.04, 2.61), p-value<0.05). A more degrading perspective has also been shown by community members who have a family member with a mental illness (β=1.47, CI=0.47-2.47). In conclusion, the community's attitudes towards those with mental illnesses have become less supportive, more socially restricting and more demeaning. Knowledge about mental health has been strongly correlated with the community's concern for others.
Published Date: 2025-04-10; Received Date: 2024-02-08