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Influence of Urbanity on Perception of Mental Illness Stigma. A Population-based Study in Urban and Rural Hanoi, Vietnam

International Journal of Social Psychiatry 62(8) (Cover)

International Journal of Social Psychiatry 62(8) (Cover)

Ta, Thi Minh Tam; Zieger, Aron; Schomerus, Georg; Cao, Tien Duc; Dettling, Michael; Do, Xuan Tinh; Mungee, Aditya; Diefenbacher, Albert; Angermeyer, Matthias; Hahn, Eric – 2016

Background and Aims: To examine, for the first time in Vietnam, whether urbanity of respondents among other socio-demographic factors affects the public perception of stigma attached to persons with mental illness in Hanoi. Methods: A general population-based survey was carried out in 2013 in the greater Hanoi area. The perception of stigma attached to people with mental illness was elicited using Link’s perceived discrimination and devaluation scale (PDDS) carried out in Vietnamese language. The survey sample (n = 806) was stratified for gender, urban/rural location, age, household size and marital status, in accordance with the 2013 Vietnamese census. Results: Comparing the total score of the PDDS and its single items, we found less perceived stigma and discrimination among the rural population of Hanoi and in respondents who reported religious attainment to either Buddhism or Christianity. Logistic regression analyses found no significant influences of gender, age, household...

Title
Influence of Urbanity on Perception of Mental Illness Stigma
Author
Ta, Thi Minh Tam; Zieger, Aron; Schomerus, Georg; Cao, Tien Duc; Dettling, Michael; Do, Xuan Tinh; Mungee, Aditya; Diefenbacher, Albert; Angermeyer, Matthias; Hahn, Eric
Date
2016
Identifier
DOI: 10.1177/0020764016670430
Appeared in
International Journal of Social Psychiatry 62(8)
Language
eng
Type
Text
Size or Duration
pp. 685–695