Kriti Thapa
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Nepal
Title: Attitude towards mental health help seeking behavior among patient visiting OPD of B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences
Biography
Biography: Kriti Thapa
Abstract
Up to today, mental health remains a neglected topic. Most people suffering from mental health problems live in developing
countries, where they often do not receive the treatment, they need even though it may be available and generally
inexpensive. The concept “help-seeking behavior” has gained popularity in recent years as an important vehicle for exploring
and understanding patient delay and prompt action across a variety of health conditions. The objectives of the study are to
assess the attitude of people towards mental health help seeking behavior and to find out the association of attitude with selected
variables. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted. A total of 161 respondents visiting OPDs of B.P. Koirala Institute
of Health Sciences (BPKIHS) were selected using purposive sampling technique. A self-constructed structured questionnaire
to assess the socio-demographic variables and ATSPPH-SF scale to assess the attitude of respondents. Descriptive statistics i.e.
mean, percentage, standard deviation, frequency were calculated for presenting the socio-demographic variables and attitude
of respondents and inferential statistics i.e. independent t-test and one-way ANOVA test have been applied to find out the
relation between dependent variable and independent variables. Among the whole scores obtained by respondents, the total
mean attitude score was 22.51±4.085 and there were no significant association of attitude with any of socio-demographic
variables. This study concludes that overall of the respondents had positive attitude regarding mental health help seeking
behavior.