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- Title
A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY TO CALCULATE THE RATE OF STIGMA AGAINST MENTAL ILLNESS AMONGST THE POST GRADUATE TRAINEES (PGT) OF DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL.
- Authors
JOGEZAI, NAZO WAZIR; KHATOON, HALEEMA; MINHAS, FAREED A.
- Abstract
OBJECTIVE To calculate the frequency of stigmatizing attitude among the postgraduate trainees (PGTs) working in a govt. sector hospital (i.e. tertiary care facility) towards mental illnesses. STUDY DESIGN Cross sectional descriptive study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Study sample was selected from different departments of Benazir Bhutto Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan over a period of six months. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 97 participants were selected for this study but only 90 were inducted. Day's Mental illness Stigma scale was used to assess the stigmatizing attitude. Demographic profile sheet was also used and the data was analyzed using SPSS. RESULTS The scores of the participants on the subscales significantly correlated with their overall attitude of stigma, except of two subscales i.e. treat ability and recovery, which negatively contributed towards overall attitude of stigma. The chi square test yielded non-significant association between participants1 subgroups and the reporting of the stigmatization. Percentages on responses about stigma showed that male doctors were having more stigmatizing attitude as compared with female doctors (but statistically its non-significant). CONCLUSION Present study reveals that there is less stigmatization among doctors and their unbiased attitude can positively affect the treatment of their patients.
- Subjects
MENTAL illness; GRADUATE students; HOSPITAL personnel attitudes; MENTAL health
- Publication
Journal of Pakistan Psychiatric Society, 2016, Vol 13, Issue 3, p31
- ISSN
1726-8710
- Publication type
Article