Zhangqi Wang, Maria Lapinski, Elizabeth Quilliam, Lee-Ann Jaykus, Angela Fraser
The effect of hand-hygiene interventions on infectious disease-associated absenteeism in elementary schools: A systematic literature review
American journal of infection control
selfstigma associated mental illness remained global public health issue affecting social interactions health care productivity acceptance among others one important factors contributing nonadherence medication leads increased hospitalization higher healthcare costs hence study aimed assess selfstigma medication adherence among patients mental illness treated psychiatric clinic jimma university medical center jumc crosssectional communitylevel study conducted jimma town patients data collected records april june 2017 collected data analyzed using spss version 21 internalized stigma mental illness ismi tool utilized measure internalized stigma linear regression analysis performed get final model statistical significance association considered pvalues less 005 95 confidence interval used males comprised half 61 total sample 300 respondents mean age 3499 sd 1151 years onethird 32 patients working diagnosis schizophrenia followed major depressive disorder 243 half 182 607 adherent psychotropic medication overall mean value selfstigma 216 sd 0867 84 28 respondents moderate high selfstigma using ismi mean score alienation 226 sd 095 stereotype endorsement 214 sd 0784 perceived discrimination 218 sd 090 social withdrawal 210 sd 0857 stigma resistance 211 sd 0844 increasing age patients std 0091 p 0009 living kids spouse std 0099 p 0038 negatively associated selfstigma whereas increased world health organization disability assessment schedule whodas score 0501 p 0001 number relapses std 0183 p 001 medication nonadherence std 0084 p 0021 positively associated selfstigma study revealed high selfstigma among patients mental illness significant association overall ismi score level medication adherence require mental health professionals policymakers give attention ways overcome selfstigma increase medication adherence among patients mental illness