Change in Mental Health Stigma After a Brief Intervention Among Internally Displaced Persons in Central Sudan.

Journal: Community mental health journal

Volume: 55

Issue: 3

Year of Publication: 2019

Affiliated Institutions:  Federal Ministry of Health, Khartoum, Sudan. zienat.balla@gmail.com. SINTEF, Technology and Society, Oslo, Norway. Division of Mental Health and Addiction, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Department of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway. Department of Public Health, Innlandet University Collage, Elverum, Norway.

Abstract summary 

Stigmatizing attitudes towards people with mental illness is a worldwide phenomenon, This Longitudinal study aimed to determine the level of stigma, among the internal displaced persons in central Sudan and explore possible changes in stigma associated with an intervention. 1549 persons were interviewed using standardized stigma attitude tools. The study reveled high level of stigma among our respondents and there was no significant difference in attitudes towards mental illness observed after the intervention. The intervention was not associated with change in stigma. However, the findings can inform policy to create sustainable national mental health strategies to address the stigma.

Authors & Co-authors:  Sanhori Zeinat Z Eide Arne H AH Ayazi Touraj T Mdala Ibrahimu I Lien Lars L

Study Outcome 

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Citations :  BMC Public Health. 2012 Jul 23;12:541
Authors :  5
Identifiers
Doi : 10.1007/s10597-019-00375-y
SSN : 1573-2789
Study Population
Male,Female
Mesh Terms
Adult
Other Terms
IDPs;Mental health;Stigma;Sudan
Study Design
Longitudinal Study
Study Approach
Country of Study
Sudan
Publication Country
United States