Community Perception towards Mental Illness among Residents of Gimbi Town, Western Ethiopia

Table 2

Distribution of community’s perception of mental illness among the residents of Gimbi town, Oromia region, Ethiopia (), 2014.

S. number	Questions	1		2		3		4		5
			%		%		%		%		%
1	Do you agree that substance misuse like alcohol or drug could result in mental illness?	12	1.5	50	6.5	106	13.0	444	55.4	204	25.0
2	Do you agree that genetic inheritance could be the cause of mental illness?	220	27.0	130	15.9	150	18.4	222	27.2	94	11.5
3	Do you agree that head injury can be the cause of mental illness?	52	6.4	130	15.9	111	13.6	308	37.7	215	26.3
4	Do you agree that physical illness (like diabetes, HIV/AIDS) can be the cause of mental illness	54	6.6	221	27.1	49	6.0	273	33.5	219	26.8
5	Do you agree that mental illness is treatable?	12	1.5	220	27.0	60	7.4	304	37.3	220	27.0
6	Do you agree that stress in daily life can cause mental Illness?	19	2.3	107	24.1	65	8.0	270	33.1	265	32.5
7	Do you agree that mental illness is contagious?	435	53.3	152	18.6	171	21	40	4.9	18	2.2
8	Do you agree that mental illness is punishment from God?	38	4.7	88	10.8	400	49.0	226	27.7	64	7.8
9	Do you agree that evil sprite can be the cause of mental illness?	32	3.9	35	4.3	221	27.0	413	50.6	115	14.0

1: strongly disagree; 2: disagree; 3: not sure; 4: agree; 5: strongly agree.