Public perception of mental health in Iraq

Sadik, Sabah; Bradley, Marie; Al-Hasoon, Saad; Jenkins, Rachel

doi:10.1186/1752-4458-4-26

International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Table 6 Correlates of social distance scores

From: Public perception of mental health in Iraq

Variable	Mean Score	n	P value	Variable	Mean Score	n	P value
-Mentally ill person can't work				-Caring and sympathetic towards the person
Agree		66	0.019	Agree		163	0.884
Agree		67		Agree		62
somewhat		55		somewhat		48
No response	1.68	118		No response	1.57	74
Disagree		106		Disagree		68
somewhat				somewhat
Disagree				Disagree
-Persons are usually dangerous				-Hiding self mental illness problems
Agree		69	0.003	Agree		219	0.449
Agree		111		Agree		93
somewhat		51		somewhat	1.04	19
No response	2.06	90		No response		34
Disagree		92		Disagree		49
somewhat				somewhat
Disagree				Disagree
-Not capable of true friendship				-Mental illness can't cure
Agree		139	0.826	Agree		76	0.294
Agree		84		Agree		98
somewhat	1.54	67		somewhat		42
No response		73		No response	2.13	93
Disagree		50		Disagree	105
somewhat				somewhat
Disagree				Disagree
-Prevent from having children				-Not allowed to decision making
Agree		107	0.010	Agree		96	0.048
Agree		110		Agree		104
somewhat		22		somewhat		46
No response	1.91	59		No response	1.85	92
Disagree		114		Disagree		71
somewhatDisagree				somewhat
Disagree				Disagree
-Person should not get married				-Not maintain any friendship
Agree	1.99	80	0.559	Agree	1.52	142	0.007
Agree		199		Agree		97
somewhat		37		somewhat		56
No response		79		No response		51
Disagree		98		Disagree	1.52	66
Somewhat				somewhat
Disagree				Disagree
-Avoid all contact mentally ill				-Marry someone with mentally ill
Agree		87	0.189	Agree		35	0.002
Agree somewhat		95		Agree somewhat		46
No response	1.99	63		No response	2.92	39
Disagree		71		Disagree		84
somewhat		96		somewhat		205
Disagree				Disagree
-Feel shame if family member is diagnosed				-Afraid to have conversion
Agree		135	0.010	Agree		139	0.003
Agree		92		Agree		92
somewhat		25		somewhat		48
No response		41		No response		69
Disagree	1.80	120		Disagree	1.58	64
somewhat				somewhat
Disagree				Disagree
- Should have same rights like others				Cause by genetic inheritance
Agree		207	0.367	Agree		116	0.207
Agree		53		Agree		98
Somewhat		37		somewhat
No response		56		No response		47
Disagree	1.28	58		Disagree	1.86	39
somewhat				somewhat		117
Disagree				Disagree
-Not work with mentally ill person				God's punishment
Agree		120	0.876	Agree		69	0.766
Agree		87		Agree		55
somewhat		44		somewhat		48
No response	1.85	48		No response	2.54	63
Disagree		109		Disagree		176
somewhat				somewhat
Disagree				Disagree
-Hide mental illness problem of family				Cause by brain disease
Agree		68	0.0001	Agree		147	0.152
Agree		43		Agree		107
somewhat		35		somewhat		37
No response	2.75	45		No response	1.56	26
Disagree		223		Disagree		96
somewhat				somewhat
Disagree				Disagree
Causes of the problem
Cause by substance abuse				Cause by a personal weakness
Agree		80	0.001	Agree		159	0.244
Agree		113		Agree		88
somewhat		43		somewhat		61
No response	2.10	44		No response	1.45	42
Disagree		136		Disagree		67
somewhat				somewhat
Disagree				Disagree
Cause by bad things happening
Agree		175	0.001
Agree		102
somewhat		72
No response	1.13	31
Disagree		32
somewhat
Disagree

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