Table 5 Participant responses to positively and negatively worded statements
From: Assessing mental health literacy of primary health care workers in Kenya: a cross-sectional survey
Attitude statements | Agree | |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | 95%CI | |
Positive statements: I would… | ||
 Agree to socialise with this person? | 138 (83.1) | 77.1–88.6 |
 Accept as a team member at work | 125 (75.3) | 68.1–81.9 |
 Agree to be a neighbour | 120 (72.3) | 65.7–78.9 |
 Accept relationship by marriage | 118 (71.1) | 63.9–78.3 |
 Accept interpersonal relationship | 102 (61.4) | 53.6–69.3 |
 Would vote for the person | 26 (15.7) | 10.2–21.1 |
Negative statements | ||
 Sign of personal weakness | 9 (5.4) | 2.4–9.0 |
 Best to avoid this person | 11 (6.6) | 3.0–10.8 |
 Not a real medical problem | 18 (10.8) | 6.6–16.2 |
 People with this illness are erratic | 75 (45.2) | 37.3–52.4 |
 Should be able to snap out of it | 106 (63.9) | 56.6–71.1 |
 People with this illness are dangerous | 89 (53.6) | 45.8–62.0 |