Perceptions, Knowledge, and Attitude Toward Mental Health Disorders and Their Treatment Among Students in an Indonesian University
Puspitasari,Irma M (Creator), Garnisa,Ingka Tisya (Creator), Sinuraya,Rano K (Creator), Witriani,Witriani (Creator)
Irma M Puspitasari,1,2 Ingka Tisya Garnisa,1 Rano K Sinuraya,1,2 Witriani Witriani3 1Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia; 2Center of Excellence in Higher Education for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia; 3Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, IndonesiaCorrespondence: Irma M PuspitasariDepartment of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Jalan Bandung Sumedang KM 21, Jatinangor, Sumedang 45363, IndonesiaTel +62 22 84288888 Ext 3510Email [email protected]: To identify perception, knowledge, and attitudes toward mental health disorders and their treatment among students in a university in West Java, Indonesia.Methods: A cross-sectional study which measures perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes of 427 university students using convenience sampling through a 53-item self-administered questionnaire was conducted in January 2020. Either a chi-square test or the Kruskal–Wallis test was employed to analyze the association between student characteristics and variables. Furthermore, Spearman rank correlation coefficient was utilized to evaluate the relationship between variables.Results: A total of 51.29% students had negative perceptions, 50.23% had good knowledge, and 52.46% had positive attitudes toward mental disorders and their treatment. The differences in the experience of visiting a psychologist or psychiatrist were associated with perceptions (P< 0.01), knowledge (P< 0.01), and attitudes (P< 0.01). A positive correlation was observed between perception and attitude (r=0.56; P< 0.01) and between knowledge and attitude (r=0.24; P< 0.01). The students obtained most information about mental health from social media (92.74%).Conclusion: Students demonstrated good knowledge and positive attitude t
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