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%)