Mohammed Nazim Uddin|Sunil Bhar|Amirul Islam
An assessment of awareness of mental health conditions and its association with socio-demographic characteristics: a cross-sectional study in a rural district in Bangladesh
Swinburne University of Technology|Swinburne University of Technology
assess level awareness knowledge helpseeking attitudes behaviours relation mental health conditions mhcs associations sociodemographic characteristics rural district bangladeshwe recruited 2425 adult samples 1890 years crosssectional study narial district bangladesh data awareness knowledge helpseeking attitudes practice relation six mhcs collected mhcs classified common depression anxiety drug addiction severe psychosis dementia bipolar disorder associations mhcs sociodemographic characteristics assessed using chisquare tests rasch analysis performed transform latent attribute awareness mhcs ordinal interval scale multiple regression analysis performed determine sociodemographic characteristics contribute combined awareness score mhcsof 2425 participants 17 07 cognizant awareness construct mhcs 1365 5628 aware mhcs prevalence awareness mhcs depression 85 anxiety 62 psychosis 35 bipolar disorder 33 found low awareness significantly lower older adults women higher levels education 177 95 confidence interval ci 158197 associated common mhcs 081 95 ci 067095 associated severe mhcs contributed significantly increased awareness opposed primary level education availability sufficient funds applied common mhcs 043 95 ci 026061 severe mhcs 025 95 ci 013038 appeared effective boosting awareness compared unstable financial situations almost 100 participants aware mhcs demonstrated positive attitudes towards seeking medical psychological counsellingawareness mhcs appeared limited however knowledgeable participants found receptive medical psychological counselling improving awareness mhcs need conduct various intervention programs particular campaigns focus women older adults low ses people primary levels education