Table 4 Attitude toward people with mental illness

Positive perceptions

I could maintain friendship with someone with mental illness

34.47

23.54

13.59

12.38

16.02

I could marry someone with mental illness

8.56

11.25

9.54

20.54

50.12

Person with mental illness should have same rights

50.36

12.9

9

13.63

14.11

People generally caring and sympathetic towards people with Mental illness

39.28

14.94

11.57

17.83

16.39

Negative perceptions

Mentally ill person should be prevented from having children

25.97

26.7

5.34

14.32

27.67

Mentally ill person should not get married

19.37

28.81

8.96

19.13

23.73

Mentally ill person should not be allowed to make decisions

23.47

25.43

11.25

22.49

17.36

One should avoid all contact with Mentally ill

21.12

23.06

15.29

17.23

23.3

I would be afraid to have conversation with Mentally Ill person

33.74

22.33

11.65

16.75

15.53

I would be upset and disturbed working on same job as mentally ill person

29.41

21.32

10.78

11.76

26.72

I would be ashamed if family member diagnosed with Mental illness

32.69

22.28

6.05

9.93

29.06

I would not want people to know if suffering from mental illness

52.9

22.46

4.59

8.21

11.84