Table 2 Perspectives on ability to work of persons with mental disorders from the Nigeria Practitioners Study
Variable | Category | Distribution N (%) |
|---|---|---|
Do you have persons with mental disorders at your workplace? | No | 4 (5.0) |
Yes | 61 (76.3) | |
I do not know | 15 (18.8) | |
Do you think persons with mental disorders can work? | No | 3 (3.8) |
Yes | 75 (96.2) | |
Missing | 2 | |
Do you think persons with mental disorders pose a risk at work? | Always | 1 (1.3) |
Never | 6 (7.5) | |
Sometimes | 73 (91.3) | |
Are there things you can do to enhance jobs for persons with mental disorders? | No | 11 (13.8) |
Yes | 69 (86.3) | |
What are things you can do to enhance job opportunities for persons with mental disorders? | Public education to reduce stigma of mental illness | 16 (25.0) |
Early intervention and rehabilitation | 25 (39.1) | |
Demonstrating ability to work of persons with mental disorders | 4 (6.3) | |
Supportive work environment | 6 (9.4) | |
Policy advocacy and affirmative action | 4 (6.3) | |
Education of employers | 3 (4.7) | |
Others | 6 (9.4) | |
Missing | 16 | |
Under what conditions should persons with mental illness be allowed to work? | Under supervision | 20 (27.8) |
When clinically stable | 19 (26.4) | |
When on treatment or medication | 12 (16.7) | |
Unsupervised like others | 8 (11.1) | |
In sheltered work settings | 1 (1.4) | |
When they want and have the capacity to do the job | 6 (8.3) | |
Others | 6 (8.3) | |
Missing | 8 |