Mental Health Literacy Among Undergraduate Students of a Saudi Tertiary Institution: A Cross-sectional Study

IF 9 Q1 PSYCHIATRY Mental Illness Pub Date : 2016-11-23 DOI:10.4081/mi.2016.6806
Mohamed Mahfouz, Abdulwahab A. Aqeeli, A. Makeen, Ramzi M Hakami, Hatim H. Najmi, A. T. Mobarki, M. H. Haroobi, S. M. Almalki, M. A. Mahnashi, Osayd A. Ageel
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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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沙特高等院校大学生心理健康素养的横断面研究
发达国家对心理健康素养问题进行了广泛的研究,而在阿拉伯国家进行的研究很少。本研究旨在调查沙特阿拉伯王国吉赞大学学生的心理健康素养和对精神病患者的态度。本研究采用经验证的阿拉伯版问卷对大学生进行横断面研究。共有557名学生从吉赞大学的不同学院被招募。大多数学生(90.3%)具有中等水平的心理健康素养。在心理疾病的病因方面,学生认为基因遗传(45.8%)、生活质量差(65%)和社会关系薄弱(73.1%)是心理疾病的主要原因。大多数人认为精神病患者无法拥有真正的友谊(52.5%),任何人都可能患有精神疾病(49.4%)。学生对精神病患者的态度不一,68.7%的学生表示他们可以与精神病患者保持友谊,82.5%的学生表示精神病患者应该享有与其他人一样的权利。大学生心理健康素养处于中等水平。我们迫切需要健康教育项目来改变学生对这一重要健康问题的态度。
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Mental Illness
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