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

Table 3

Distribution of respondents’ perceived cause of mental illness among residents of Gimbi town, West Wellega Zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia (multiple responses), 2014.

Causes		Mental illness
		Epilepsy		Schizophrenia		MDD		GAD
			%		%		%		%
Evil spirit	No	262	32.1	232	28.4	280	34.3	334	40.9
	Yes	554	67.9	584	71.6	536	65.7	482	59.1
God’s punishment	No	644	78.9	646	79.2	706	86.5	732	89.7
	Yes	172	21.1	170	20.8	110	13.5	84	10.3
Witchcraft	No	648	79.4	640	78.4	668	81.9	684	83.8
	Yes	168	20.6	176	21.6	148	18.1	132	16.2
Daily stress	No	596	73.0	254	31.1	774	94.9	202	24.8
	Yes	220	27.0	562	68.9	42	5.1	614	75.2
Biological	No	736	90.2	710	87.0	204	25.0	185	22.7
	Yes	80	9.8	106	13.0	612	75.0	631	77.3
Substance use	No	630	77.2	394	48.3	632	77.5	696	85.3
	Yes	186	22.8	422	51.7	184	22.5	120	14.7
Physical illness	No	488	59.8	664	81.4	632	77.5	756	92.6
	Yes	328	40.2	152	18.6	184	22.5	60	7.4