Aradom Gebrekidan Abbay|Alemayehu Tibebe Mulatu|Hossein Azadi
Community Knowledge, Perceived Beliefs and Associated Factors of Mental Distress: A Case Study from Northern Ethiopia
Mekelle University|Ghent University|Universität Hamburg
background society affected mental health problems minor isolated part mental health problems represent major challenge global development community health study examined community health knowledge perceived beliefs associated factors mental distress md mekelle city northern ethiopia methods current study used crosssectional approach calculating sample 260 adults living two subcities mekelle city select sample households subcity systematic random sampling used selfreported questionnaire srq20 cutoff point 7 mental health knowledge schedule maks instruments included within structured questionnaire tool clarify community occurrence level health mental knowledge results likelihood md higher among study participants female employed selfemployed daily alcohol khat users results also showed level mental health knowledge among participants low conclusions factors male higher level education strong levels social support found independent predictors good mental health community mental health knowledge