Mental Illness, Stigma, Social
Conditions
Keywords
stigma, mental illness, low-income country
Brief summary
This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on condition and gender of the participants and individual portrayed with mental illness.
Detailed description
This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on condition and gender of the participants and individual portrayed with mental illness. This study utilizes eight vignettes portraying different mental illnesses and genders to measure the levels of mental illness stigma in the general community in rural Uganda.
Interventions
OTHERSurvey questionnaire
The intervention is being assigned to one of the 8 different versions of the survey vignette.
Sponsors
Empower Through Health
Yale University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* All adults who consider Buyende District their primary residence and who are capable of providing consent
Exclusion criteria
* Minors younger than 18 years of age * Persons who do not consider Buyende District their primary place of residence
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Level of acceptance for the individual depicted in the vignette as measured by PERSONAL ACCEPTANCE SCALE | Study period. For each interview, approximately 60 minutes. | The PAS is a 9-item questionnaire targeted to public stigma, the negative attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors held within a community against individuals with mental illness. Each yes adds one point to the scale, and five questions from each scale were reverse-scored to match the direction of the scale. The total number of points was divided by the number of questions (nine) and multiplied by ten to generate numbers between zero and ten for comparison purposes to the Broad Acceptance Scale. Higher scores indicated more acceptance and less stigma towards mental illness, while lower scores indicated less acceptance and more stigma towards mental illness. |
| Level of acceptance for the individual depicted in the vignette as measured by BROAD ACCEPTANCE SCALE | Study period. For each interview, approximately 60 minutes. | The BAS is a 9-item questionnaire targeted to structural stigma, the societal-level conditions, cultural norms, and institutional practices that constrain the opportunities, resources, and wellbeing for individuals with mental illness. Each yes adds one point to the scale, and five questions from each scale were reverse-scored to match the direction of the scale. There were ten questions, therefore it generated a score between zero and ten. Higher scores indicated more acceptance and less stigma towards mental illness, while lower scores indicated less acceptance and more stigma towards mental illness. |
Countries
Uganda
Outcome results
None listed