在沙特阿拉伯的一般人口中对精神药物的知识和看法
Eatedal M Al-Shareef1, Alaa M Kadah Salim1, Nada M Al-Farrah1
1General Medicine Program, Batterjee Medical College, Jeddah, 21442, Saudi Arabia.
Psychology research and behavior management
|October 21, 2024
概括
沙特阿拉伯的大多数人对精神药物知识低至中等,这凸显了需要更好的公共教育和减少围绕心理健康治疗的耻辱感.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 精神病学是一个精神病学.
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 心理健康对整体健康至关重要,但公众对心理药物的认识和接受仍然有限.
- 围绕心理健康状况及其治疗的污名化对护理构成了重大障碍.
- 在全球和沙特阿拉伯,精神疾病的患病率越来越高.
研究的目的:
- 评估沙特阿拉伯麦加地区一般人口对精神药物的知识和看法.
- 发现对精神病药物的理解和普遍态度的差距.
- 为提高心理健康素养提供有针对性的干预信息.
主要方法:
- 一项采用基于问卷调查的横截面研究.
- 涉及717名成年参与者 (18岁以上) 居住在麦加地区.
- 在2024年1月1日至4月30日期间收集的数据,使用描述性统计和千平方测试进行分析.
主要成果:
- 大多数参与者 (40.6%) 对精神药物的知识和认知很低,其中47.8%的水平中等.
- 只有11.6%的人口表现出对这些药物的高度知识和认知.
- 虽然20.8%的个人患有个人精神疾病的个人表现出良好的知识,但对于那些有家庭病史 (16.1%) 或家庭使用 (16.3%) 的人来说,这一数字较低.
结论:
- 麦加地区人口的很大一部分对心理药物的知识和看法不够.
- 误解和耻辱是寻求和接受精神病治疗的障碍.
- 有针对性的公共教育,医疗保健专业培训和政策制定对于改善理解和减少沙特阿拉伯的耻辱感至关重要.
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