Nurse’s Stigmatising Attitudes towards Persons with a Mental Disorder; A Potential Barrier For Integration of Mental Health Services Within Urban Health Centres in a Selected District Hospital In Rwanda

Vedaste Baziga
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Vedaste Baziga: College of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Rwanda, Rwanda

Global Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities, 2017, vol. 2, issue 2, 49-57

Abstract: Mental disorder (MD) is significantly contributing to global burden of disease and this is the fourth leading cause of global disability. To overcome this concern, the World Health Organization recommended integration for mental health care into general health care facilities and nurses have an important role in the implementation of WHO recommendation about the integration. The objectives of this study are as follows: To describe stereotypical attitudes amongst urban nurses regarding persons with a mental disorder and to explore relationships between specific socio-demographic factors (age, gender, qualification, years of nursing experience and familiarity) and nurses’ stigmatizing attitudes towards persons with a mental disorder in urban health centers of a selected district hospital in Rwanda.

Keywords: Journal of Intellectual; Intellectual & Developmental; Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities; Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities; journal of intellectual disability research; journal of intellectual disabilities; journal of intellectual disability research impact factor; journal of intellectual property studies; open access publishers in usa; juniper publishers review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.19080/GJIDD.2017.02.555585

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