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VOL. 2, ISSUE 4 (2017)
A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding human rights of mentally ill among adults at selected rural areas of Moradabad with a view to develop an information booklet
Authors
Shalini Choudhary, Sandhya Gupta
Abstract
Introduction: Human rights violations among the people with mental illness were not an uncommon occurrence. The present study was aimed to compare persons with psychiatric illness and their caregivers’ perceptions regarding the human rights status of people with mental illness in the community. The study suggests that there is an urgent need to take necessary steps to protect, promote, and fulfill human rights of people with mental illness through providing care, educating the community, and strengthening the legislation. Objectives: To assess the knowledge regarding human rights of mentally ill among adults.To find the association between knowledge regarding human right of mentally ill among adults with their selected demographic variable.To develop information booklet on human rights of mentally ill. Material and Methods: A study was used to assess the knowledge regarding mid- day meal among the parents village manoharpur Moradabad (U.P). Data was collected from 80 samples. The samples were selected by using non-probability sampling technique by using structured questionnaires. The collected data was analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics and presents in the form of tables and figures. Result: In relation to the sources of information 8.8% of parents for getting information from friends, 17.5% of them from relatives, 5% them from mass media, 18.8% of them from health personnel and 50% of them from school authority. 1.2% parents have good knowledge, 71.2% parents have average knowledge and 27.5% parents have poor knowledge. Conclusion: There was a statistical significant association between the type of family, no. of family members and educational status and knowledge level of human rights of mentally ill at 0.05 levels and no statistical association could be established with other remaining demographic variable.
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Pages:130-134
How to cite this article:
Shalini Choudhary, Sandhya Gupta "A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding human rights of mentally ill among adults at selected rural areas of Moradabad with a view to develop an information booklet". International Journal of Advanced Science and Research, Vol 2, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 130-134
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