Open AccessCommunity Perception and Attitude Towards People with Schizophrenia Among Residents of Arba Minch Zuria District, Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Sites System (AM-HDSS), Ethiopia: Cross-Section Study
Author(s) -
Negussie Boti,
Sultan Hussen,
Gistane Ayele,
Abera Mersha,
Selamawit Gebeyehu,
Mekidm Kassa,
Tesfaye Feleke,
Gebremaryam Temesgen
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
risk management and healthcare policy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.828
H-Index - 22
ISSN - 1179-1594
DOI - 10.2147/rmhp.s241713
Subject(s) - schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , perception , medicine , environmental health , traditional medicine , psychiatry , psychology , neuroscience
Mental health disorders have identified as being one of the public health issues throughout the world. Recent evidence reveals that more than 21 million people diagnosed with schizophrenia. However, there is little information about community perception and attitude towards people with Schizophrenia in Ethiopia.