Views | Disagreed | Agreed |
I feel embarrassed in caring for the mentally ill patient | 101 (87.8%) | 5 (4.3%) |
I feel that the mentally ill patient should be kept at home because of their condition | 90 (78.2%) | 15 (13.0%) |
If I know that my neighbor has mental illness I would not speak to them | 105 (91.3%) | 4 (3.4%) |
Anyone with mental illness should be excluded from holding a managerial position | 41 (35.6%) | 59 (51.3%) |
The best way to treat the mentally ill is to keep them at the hospital for years | 88 (76.5%) | 24 (20.8%) |
The mentally ill persons must not be ridiculed | 31 (26.9%) | 71 (61.7%) |
The best therapy is for the mentally ill patients to be treated in their community | 34 (29.5%) | 55 (47.8%) |
It is our responsibility to provide the best care for the mentally ill patients | 23 (20.0%) | 86 (74.7%) |
The mentally ill should be spoken to about their sexual practices | 39 (33.9%) | 60 (52.1%) |
Anyone with a history of mental illness should be excluded from working | 84 (73.0%) | 23 (20.0%) |
I will not listen to the concerns of the mentally ill | 78 (67.8%) | 25 (21.7%) |
The mentally ill must be encouraged to live in their community and be supported by their family members | 32 (27.8%) | 69 (59.1%) |
Half way homes for the mentally ill should be located away from the neighbourhood | 46 (40.0%) | 43 (37.3%) |
More emphasis should be placed on protecting our children from the mentally ill | 51 (44.3%) | 49 (42.6%) |
Mentally ill patients do not have individual rights | 59 (51.3%) | 48 (41.7% |
Whenever a person starts showing signs of mental illness they should be taken to the health facility for treatment | 68 (59.1%) | 43 (37.3%) |
Mentally ill patients do not deserve to be treated with respect | 95 (82.6%) | 17 (14.7%) |
If I know that an individual has mental illness I will avoid them | 89 (77.3%) | 16 (13.9%) |
I think less of a person who has been in a mental hospital | 101 (87.8%) | 7 (6.08%) |
I would willingly accept an individual who receives mental health services as a close friend | 44 (38.2%) | 51 (44.3%) |
Once I know a person is in a mental hospital, I will take his or her opinion less seriously | 74 (64.3%) | 28 (24.6%) |
I will not associate with someone once I know that they are mentally ill | 93 (80.8%) | 17 (14.7%) |
I would be comfortable having a mentally ill co-worker who is maintaining their treatment | 70 (60.8%) | 40 (34.7%) |
People with mental illness are weak; they should blame themselves for their illness | 106 (92.1%) | 2 (1.7%) |
Is it a waste of money to increase the expenditure on the service to care for people with mental illness | 106 (92.1%) | 2 (1.7%) |