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Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey
BACKGROUND: Mental illness stigma is universally prevalent and a significant barrier to achieving global mental health goals. Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh has gained little attention despite its widespread impact on seeking mental health care in rural and urban areas. This study aimed to inve...
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2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10579681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37854431 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2023.56 |
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author | Faruk, Md Omar Khan, Abid Hasan Chowdhury, Kamal Uddin Ahmed Jahan, Sabiha Sarker, Depon Chandra Colucci, Erminia Hasan, M. Tasdik |
author_facet | Faruk, Md Omar Khan, Abid Hasan Chowdhury, Kamal Uddin Ahmed Jahan, Sabiha Sarker, Depon Chandra Colucci, Erminia Hasan, M. Tasdik |
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description | BACKGROUND: Mental illness stigma is universally prevalent and a significant barrier to achieving global mental health goals. Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh has gained little attention despite its widespread impact on seeking mental health care in rural and urban areas. This study aimed to investigate mental illness stigma and the associated factors in rural and urban areas of Bangladesh. METHODS: The study areas were divided into several clusters from which 325 participants (≥18 years) were recruited with systematic random sampling. The Bangla version of the Days’ Mental Illness Stigma Scale was used to collect data. Independent-samples t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression were performed. RESULTS: Results suggest that gender, age, geographical location, socioeconomic status, and occupation significantly differed across subscales of stigma. Age, gender, seeking treatment of mental illness, having knowledge on mental health, and socioeconomic status were predictive factors of mental illness stigma. The results also showed a high treatment gap in both rural and urban areas. CONCLUSION: This study supports that mental illness stigma is prevalent in Bangladesh, requiring coordinated efforts. Results can inform the development of contextually tailored mental health strategies to reduce stigma and contribute to the promotion of mental health of individuals and communities across Bangladesh. |
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spelling | pubmed-105796812023-10-18 Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey Faruk, Md Omar Khan, Abid Hasan Chowdhury, Kamal Uddin Ahmed Jahan, Sabiha Sarker, Depon Chandra Colucci, Erminia Hasan, M. Tasdik Glob Ment Health (Camb) Research Article BACKGROUND: Mental illness stigma is universally prevalent and a significant barrier to achieving global mental health goals. Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh has gained little attention despite its widespread impact on seeking mental health care in rural and urban areas. This study aimed to investigate mental illness stigma and the associated factors in rural and urban areas of Bangladesh. METHODS: The study areas were divided into several clusters from which 325 participants (≥18 years) were recruited with systematic random sampling. The Bangla version of the Days’ Mental Illness Stigma Scale was used to collect data. Independent-samples t-test, ANOVA, and multiple regression were performed. RESULTS: Results suggest that gender, age, geographical location, socioeconomic status, and occupation significantly differed across subscales of stigma. Age, gender, seeking treatment of mental illness, having knowledge on mental health, and socioeconomic status were predictive factors of mental illness stigma. The results also showed a high treatment gap in both rural and urban areas. CONCLUSION: This study supports that mental illness stigma is prevalent in Bangladesh, requiring coordinated efforts. Results can inform the development of contextually tailored mental health strategies to reduce stigma and contribute to the promotion of mental health of individuals and communities across Bangladesh. Cambridge University Press 2023-09-18 /pmc/articles/PMC10579681/ /pubmed/37854431 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2023.56 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution and reproduction, provided the original article is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Faruk, Md Omar Khan, Abid Hasan Chowdhury, Kamal Uddin Ahmed Jahan, Sabiha Sarker, Depon Chandra Colucci, Erminia Hasan, M. Tasdik Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey |
title | Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey |
title_full | Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey |
title_fullStr | Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey |
title_full_unstemmed | Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey |
title_short | Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey |
title_sort | mental illness stigma in bangladesh: findings from a cross-sectional survey |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10579681/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37854431 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/gmh.2023.56 |
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