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Agarwal and Govila (1995). Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Study of Various Aspects of Mental health Among Attendants of Mentally ill Persons. Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science), 8(1), pp. 89-94.
Journal of Ravishankar University (Part-B: Science),
8(1), pp. 89-94. 1995
Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Study of Various Aspects of Mental health Among Attendants of
Mentally ill Persons
A. K. Agarwal
and A. K. Govila
State Institute
of Health Management
and Communication, Gwalior (M.P.)
Ms: Received 27.9.94, Revised 7.4.95, Accepted 19.6.95
Absract:
A study has been under
taken to asses knowledge, Attitude and practices among attendants of mentally ill persons
about various aspects of
mental Health. Out of 1156 attendants, 61.54%
Urban and 77.55%
rural attendents reveals Heredity, Evil Eve, Jadoo-Tona, God wishes
are
responsible for mental illness. Only 3.07% and 8.65% of rural and urban
attendents respectively have knowledge of one or more warning signals
of poor mental health,
5.33% of urban attendents and 2.06% of rural attendents have no idea of running psychiatric clinic
in medical College
Hospitals in the state.
It is interesting to note that majority of respondents of both rural and urban
community was ready to
provide employment of mentaily
ill persons on completion of the treatment if oppertunity arises.
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