Table 5 Number and distribution of health workers by the degree to which they agree or disagree with statements regarding mentally sick persons
From: Integrating mental health into primary health care in Zambia: a care provider's perspective
| Â | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Agree | Strongly agree | Undecided | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Find it hard to talk to someone with mental health problems | 9(8.1) | 37(33.3) | 49(44.1) | 13(11.7) | 3(2.7) | 111(100.0) |
Detention in a solitary place should be considered for people with mental illness | 20(18.0) | 26(23.4) | 47(42.3) | 7(6.3) | 11(9.9) | 111(100.0) |
Mental patients should not be treated in the same health center with other people | 5(4.5) | 24(21.6) | 44(39.6) | 31(27.9) | 7(6.3) | 111(100.0) |
Mentally sick persons are entitled to the same attention in the health center as general patients | 19(17.1) | 16(14.4) | 30(27.0) | 45(40.5) | 1(0.0) | 111(100.0) |
Chainama is the only place for people with mental illness | 16(14.4) | 29(26.1) | 35(31.5) | 28(25.2) | 3(2.7) | 111(100.0) |