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Effect of Education on Stigma and Discrimination Towards Mental Illness: A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance

People with mental illness often encounter stigma and discrimination. Mental illness-related stigma and discrimination represent the enormous obstacles that stand in the way of delivering mental health care. Little is known about stigma and discrimination toward mental illness in rural Sarawak. Thus...

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Main Authors: Mariana, Tumin, Md Mizanur, Rahman, Zulkifli, Jantan
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Language:English
Published: Malaysian Public Health Association 2021
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RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36134/1/stigma1.pdf
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http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/article/view/1032
https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.2/art.1032
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spelling my.unimas.ir.361342021-09-20T06:23:21Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36134/ Effect of Education on Stigma and Discrimination Towards Mental Illness: A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance Mariana, Tumin Md Mizanur, Rahman Zulkifli, Jantan RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine People with mental illness often encounter stigma and discrimination. Mental illness-related stigma and discrimination represent the enormous obstacles that stand in the way of delivering mental health care. Little is known about stigma and discrimination toward mental illness in rural Sarawak. Thus, this study aimed to identify the stigma and discrimination towards mental illness among Sarawak’s rural community and factors affecting them. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 840 respondent adults aged 21 and above. A validated Community Attitude towards Mental Illness (CAMI) and Discrimination towards Mental Illness questionnaire was used for data collection. A Two-way Multiple Analysis of Covariance (Two-way MANCOVA) test was carried out to determine how much gender and education level influence stigma and discrimination towards mentally ill patients. Analysis showed that there was a statistically significant difference of standardised stigma and discrimination scores with education level (p<.001), but not with gender (p>.05). Age had a positive linear effect on both stigma and discrimination, whereas experience with mentally ill patients negatively affected both stigma and discrimination. Individuals with a lower level of education, older in age, and lesser experience in dealing with the mentally ill would have a higher level of stigma and discrimination towards mental illness. Thus, targeted and practical strategies need to be organised and implemented to combat mental illness-related stigma and discrimination. Malaysian Public Health Association 2021-08-28 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36134/1/stigma1.pdf Mariana, Tumin and Md Mizanur, Rahman and Zulkifli, Jantan (2021) Effect of Education on Stigma and Discrimination Towards Mental Illness: A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance. Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine, 21 (2). pp. 329-337. ISSN 1675-0306 http://mjphm.org/index.php/mjphm/article/view/1032 https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.2/art.1032
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topic RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
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Mariana, Tumin
Md Mizanur, Rahman
Zulkifli, Jantan
Effect of Education on Stigma and Discrimination Towards Mental Illness: A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance
description People with mental illness often encounter stigma and discrimination. Mental illness-related stigma and discrimination represent the enormous obstacles that stand in the way of delivering mental health care. Little is known about stigma and discrimination toward mental illness in rural Sarawak. Thus, this study aimed to identify the stigma and discrimination towards mental illness among Sarawak’s rural community and factors affecting them. A cross-sectional survey was carried out on 840 respondent adults aged 21 and above. A validated Community Attitude towards Mental Illness (CAMI) and Discrimination towards Mental Illness questionnaire was used for data collection. A Two-way Multiple Analysis of Covariance (Two-way MANCOVA) test was carried out to determine how much gender and education level influence stigma and discrimination towards mentally ill patients. Analysis showed that there was a statistically significant difference of standardised stigma and discrimination scores with education level (p<.001), but not with gender (p>.05). Age had a positive linear effect on both stigma and discrimination, whereas experience with mentally ill patients negatively affected both stigma and discrimination. Individuals with a lower level of education, older in age, and lesser experience in dealing with the mentally ill would have a higher level of stigma and discrimination towards mental illness. Thus, targeted and practical strategies need to be organised and implemented to combat mental illness-related stigma and discrimination.
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author Mariana, Tumin
Md Mizanur, Rahman
Zulkifli, Jantan
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Md Mizanur, Rahman
Zulkifli, Jantan
author_sort Mariana, Tumin
title Effect of Education on Stigma and Discrimination Towards Mental Illness: A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance
title_short Effect of Education on Stigma and Discrimination Towards Mental Illness: A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance
title_full Effect of Education on Stigma and Discrimination Towards Mental Illness: A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance
title_fullStr Effect of Education on Stigma and Discrimination Towards Mental Illness: A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Education on Stigma and Discrimination Towards Mental Illness: A Multivariate Analysis of Covariance
title_sort effect of education on stigma and discrimination towards mental illness: a multivariate analysis of covariance
publisher Malaysian Public Health Association
publishDate 2021
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/36134/1/stigma1.pdf
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https://doi.org/10.37268/mjphm/vol.21/no.2/art.1032
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