Thepthara N Pholsena, Frances Marcus Lewis, Farya Phillips, Elizabeth T Loggers, Mary Rose Yockel, Ellen H Zahlis, Mary Ellen Shands
Advanced parental cancer and adolescents: Parenting issues and challenges
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mental illness serious condition requiring early intervention study aims assess knowledge attitude practice stigma toward mental illness among university students saudi arabia observational crosssectional survey conducted academic year 20182019 university saudi arabia stratified random sampling adopted select students n 778 standardized selfadministered questionnaire used collect data students adequate level knowledge mental illness 441 almost half positive attitude 522 toward mental illness female students 559 exhibited significantly higher positive attitude males 484 p 0038 students knowledge level increased significantly increase academic year p 0010 students urban places showed significantly higher knowledge level 505 rural areas 405 p 0007 students healthrelated colleges 597 showed higher positive attitudes without statistical significance p 0104 colleges female gender odds ratio 141 95 confidence interval ci 106188 p 0020 important factor associated positive attitudes important independent predictors adequate mental illness knowledge living urban places 147 95 ci 109198 p 0012 studying sixth year 21 95 ci 1139 p 0028 although students showed favorable attitude toward mental illness knowledge level improved research outcomes used design health educational interventions enhance university students mental health literacy