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Table 3 Attitude, knowledge and perception to mental illness among residents of Mertule Mariam town, East Gojam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2017

From: Help-seeking intention and associated factors towards mental illness among residents of Mertule Mariam town, East Gojam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a mixed-method study

Variable

Categories

Frequency

Percent

Knowledge of mental illness

Good

502

53.0

Poor

445

47.0

Perceived severity of MI

Mild

24

2.5

Moderate

66

7.0

Severe

307

32.4

Very severe

550

58.1

Cause of MI

Psychosocial factor

677

71.5

Nerve damage

13

1.4

Poverty

22

2.3

Substance use

102

10.8

Evil spirit possession

59

6.2

God’s punishment

71

7.5

MI needs treatment

Yes

773

81.6

No

174

18.4

Place of treatment

Hospital

614

64.7

Holy water

207

21.9

Holy water and hospital

101

10.7

Sorcerer

24

2.5

Attitude towards MI

Authoritarianism

Less

447

47.2

More

500

52.8

Benevolence

Less

495

52.3

More

452

47.7

Social restrictiveness

Less

580

61.2

More

367

38.8

Community MI Ideology

Less

386

40.8

More

561

59.2

  1. MI mental illness