Ghuloum Suhaila, Bener Abdulbari, Burgut F Tuna
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
J Prim Care Community Health. 2010 Jul 1;1(2):111-8. doi: 10.1177/2150131910372970.
The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning mental illness among Qatari and other Arab expatriates.
This is a cross-sectional survey conducted from October 2008 to March 2009. A questionnaire was designed to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding mental illness.
Of 2254 subjects surveyed, 49.6% were Qataris, 50.4% other Arab expatriates, 54.8% males, and 45.2% females. A majority of the respondents thought that substance abuse like alcohol or drugs could result in mental illness (84.7%). Fewer than half of the subjects believed that mentally ill people are mentally retarded (40.6%). 48.3% believed that mental illness could result from punishment from God. The most common information source on mental illness was media (64.2%). Recognition of common mental disorders in the studied population was poor (72.5%).
Knowledge of mental illness among the Arabic-speaking population of Qatar was quite poor.
本研究旨在调查卡塔尔人和其他阿拉伯侨民对精神疾病的知识、态度和行为。
这是一项于2008年10月至2009年3月进行的横断面调查。设计了一份问卷来评估关于精神疾病的知识、态度和行为。
在接受调查的2254名受试者中,49.6%是卡塔尔人,50.4%是其他阿拉伯侨民,54.8%为男性,45.2%为女性。大多数受访者认为酒精或药物等物质滥用会导致精神疾病(84.7%)。不到一半的受试者认为精神疾病患者是智力迟钝的(40.6%)。48.3%的人认为精神疾病可能是上帝的惩罚所致。关于精神疾病最常见的信息来源是媒体(64.2%)。研究人群中对常见精神障碍的认知较差(72.5%)。
卡塔尔说阿拉伯语人群对精神疾病的了解相当匮乏。