Non-mental health workers' attitudes and social distance towards people with mental illness in a Nigerian teaching hospital

• Main Authors: Olatunji F. Aina (Author), O. Yewande Oshodi (Author), Adebayo R. Erinfolami (Author), Joseph D. Adeyemi (Author), Tajudeen. F Suleiman (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Health and Social Sciences Research Institute - South Sudan (HSSRI-SS), 2015-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Studies on attitudes towards mental health in Nigeria have been mainly community-based surveys. Objective: To determine the knowledge and attitudes towards mental illness (MI) of health workers in a Nigerian Teaching Hospital. Methods: A stratified sample of 256 health workers completed...