Mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a Saudi tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study
The issue of mental health literacy has been widely studied in developed countries, with few studies conducted in Arab countries. In this study we aimed to investigate mental health literacy and attitudes towards psychiatric patients among students of Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A cro...
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| author | Mohamed S. Mahfouz Abdulwahab Aqeeli Anwar M. Makeen Ramzi M. Hakami Hatim H. Najmi Abdullkarim T. Mobarki Mohammad H. Haroobi Saeed M. Almalki Mohammad A. Mahnashi Osayd A. Ageel |
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| description | The issue of mental health literacy has been widely studied in developed countries, with few studies conducted in Arab countries. In this study we aimed to investigate mental health literacy and attitudes towards psychiatric patients among students of Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A crosssectional study was conducted among undergraduate students using a validated Arabicversion questionnaire. A total of 557 students were recruited from different Jazan university colleges. The majority of students (90.3%) have intermediate mental health literacy. Regarding the etiology of mental illness, students agreed that genetic inheritance (45.8%), poor quality of life (65%) and social relationship weakness (73.1%) are the main causes of mental illness. The majority thought that mentally ill people are not capable of true friendships (52.5%) and that anyone can suffer from a mental illness (49.4%). Students’ attitudes towards psychiatric patients were mixed, with 68.7% reporting that they could maintain a friendship with a mentally ill person and that people with mental illness should have the same rights as anyone else (82.5%). Mental health literacy among university students was intermediate. There is an urgent need for health educational programs to change the attitudes of students regarding this important health issue. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c416871469324bc1b67d61f18ae5a59e2025-02-03T06:05:57ZengWileyMental Illness2036-74572036-74652016-12-018210.4081/mi.2016.68063606Mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a Saudi tertiary institution: a cross-sectional studyMohamed S. Mahfouz0Abdulwahab Aqeeli1Anwar M. Makeen2Ramzi M. Hakami3Hatim H. Najmi4Abdullkarim T. Mobarki5Mohammad H. Haroobi6Saeed M. Almalki7Mohammad A. Mahnashi8Osayd A. Ageel9Department of Family and Community Medicine, Jazan UniversityMedical Research Centre, Jazan UniversityDepartment of Family and Community Medicine, Jazan University; Medical Research Centre, Jazan UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Jazan UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Jazan UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Jazan UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Jazan UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Jazan UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Jazan UniversityFaculty of Medicine, Jazan UniversityThe issue of mental health literacy has been widely studied in developed countries, with few studies conducted in Arab countries. In this study we aimed to investigate mental health literacy and attitudes towards psychiatric patients among students of Jazan University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A crosssectional study was conducted among undergraduate students using a validated Arabicversion questionnaire. A total of 557 students were recruited from different Jazan university colleges. The majority of students (90.3%) have intermediate mental health literacy. Regarding the etiology of mental illness, students agreed that genetic inheritance (45.8%), poor quality of life (65%) and social relationship weakness (73.1%) are the main causes of mental illness. The majority thought that mentally ill people are not capable of true friendships (52.5%) and that anyone can suffer from a mental illness (49.4%). Students’ attitudes towards psychiatric patients were mixed, with 68.7% reporting that they could maintain a friendship with a mentally ill person and that people with mental illness should have the same rights as anyone else (82.5%). Mental health literacy among university students was intermediate. There is an urgent need for health educational programs to change the attitudes of students regarding this important health issue.http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/6806Mental healthPsychiatric patientsJazan University |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed S. Mahfouz Abdulwahab Aqeeli Anwar M. Makeen Ramzi M. Hakami Hatim H. Najmi Abdullkarim T. Mobarki Mohammad H. Haroobi Saeed M. Almalki Mohammad A. Mahnashi Osayd A. Ageel Mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a Saudi tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study Mental Illness Mental health Psychiatric patients Jazan University |
| title | Mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a Saudi tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full | Mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a Saudi tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a Saudi tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a Saudi tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study |
| title_short | Mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a Saudi tertiary institution: a cross-sectional study |
| title_sort | mental health literacy among undergraduate students of a saudi tertiary institution a cross sectional study |
| topic | Mental health Psychiatric patients Jazan University |
| url | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/mi/article/view/6806 |
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