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ArticleGlobal mental health (Cambridge, England)2023

Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh: Findings from a cross-sectional survey.

Md Omar Faruk, Abid Hasan Khan, Kamal Uddin Ahmed Chowdhury, Sabiha Jahan, Depon Chandra Sarker, Erminia Colucci, M Tasdik Hasan

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Article in Global mental health (Cambridge, England), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

Md Omar FarukDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6401-3861
Abid Hasan KhanDepartment of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Kamal Uddin Ahmed ChowdhuryDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-2875
Sabiha JahanDepartment of Clinical Psychology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Depon Chandra SarkerChild Development Center, Department of Pediatrics, Satkhira Medical College and Hospital, Satkhira, Bangladesh.
Erminia ColucciDepartment of Psychology, Middlesex University, London, UK.
M Tasdik HasanAction Lab, Department of Human Centred Computing, Faculty of Information Technology, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
University of Dhaka · BDBangladesh Medical University · BDMiddlesex University · GBState University of Bangladesh · BDUniversity of Medicine Tirana · AL

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Mental illness stigma is universally prevalent and a significant barrier to achieving global mental health goals. Mental illness stigma in Bangladesh has gained little attention despite its widespread impact on seeking mental health care in rural and urban areas. This study aimed to investigate mental illness stigma and the associated factors in rural and urban areas of Bangladesh. Methods: The study areas were divided into several clusters from which 325 participants (≥18 years) were recruited with systematic random sampling. The Bangla version of the Days' Mental Illness Stigma Scale was used to collect data. Independent-samples Results: Results suggest that gender, age, geographical location, socioeconomic status, and occupation significantly differed across subscales of stigma. Age, gender, seeking treatment of mental illness, having knowledge on mental health, and socioeconomic status were predictive factors of mental illness stigma. The results also showed a high treatment gap in both rural and urban areas. Conclusion: This study supports that mental illness stigma is prevalent in Bangladesh, requiring coordinated efforts. Results can inform the development of contextually tailored mental health strategies to reduce stigma and contribute to the promotion of mental health of individuals and communities across Bangladesh.

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Bangladeshmental healthruralstigmaurban

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