BACKGROUND The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is among the top two regions in the world with the fastest growing HIV epidemic. In this context, risks and vulnerability are high as the epidemic is on the rise with evidence indicating significantly increasing HIV prevalence, new HIV infections and AIDS-related deaths. OBJECTIVE The aim of the survey was to assess HIV/AIDS knowledge ...

BACKGROUND Attitudes and knowledge about suicide may influence psychiatrists' management of suicidal patients but there has been little research about this issue in China. METHODS We used the Scale of Public Attitudes about Suicide (SPAS)--a 47-item scale developed and validated in China--to assess knowledge about suicide and seven specific attitudes about suicide in a sample of 187 psychiatr...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to investigate in members of the Chinese community in Melbourne the impact of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training on knowledge about mental disorders and on attitudes to people with mental illness. The hypotheses were that at the end of the training participants would have increased knowledge of mental disorders and related treatments, and decreased nega...

BACKGROUND A high prevalence of stigmatizing attitude among healthcare personnel towards obese people has been reported. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the beliefs, attitudes and phobias that Mexican medical and psychology students have towards obese people. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted with 528 students enrolled at the Autonomous University of Baja California in psychology and medi...

OBJECTIVE The clergy in sub-Saharan Africa play a major role in the care and pathways to orthodox mental health services of the mentally ill. Their attitudes concerning mental illnesses would influence community mental health intervention efforts. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of clergy towards persons with mental illness. METHOD A cross-sectional survey of clergy (n = 107) of t...

Background and Objectives. Attitudes toward students with epilepsy and epilepsy-related knowledge of teachers are crucial for child's safety in the school. The aim of this study was to evaluate teachers' knowledge and attitudes toward epilepsy. Methods. This cross-sectional study included 824 teachers from 24 randomly selected middle and high schools. Scale of Attitudes Toward Persons with Epil...