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

Table 4

Distribution of respondents preferred place of treatment mental illness among residents of Gimbi town, West Wellega Zone, Ethiopia, 2014.

Treatment option		Mental illness
		Epilepsy		Schizophrenia		MDD		GAD
			%		%		%		%
Family	No	808	99.0	810	99.3	784	96.1	612	75.0
	Yes	8	1.0	6	.7	32	3.9	204	25.0
Hospital/HC	No	278	34.1	346	42.4	362	44.4	562	68.9
	Yes	538	65.9	470	57.6	454	55.6	254	31.1
Holly water	No	658	80.6	656	80.4	658	80.6	728	89.2
	Yes	158	19.4	160	19.6	158	19.4	88	10.8
Traditional healer	No	772	94.6	770	94.4	758	92.9	796	97.5
	Yes	44	5.4	46	5.6	58	7.1	20	2.5
Prayer	No	572	70.1	538	65.9	380	46.6	334	40.9
	Yes	244	29.9	278	34.1	436	53.4	482	59.1
Witchcraft	No	782	95.8	790	96.8	790	96.8	804	98.5
	Yes	34	4.2	26	3.2	26	3.2	12	1.5