Public Stigma against People with Mental Illness in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia.

Stigma towards people with mental illness (PWMI) can result in low self-esteem and isolation and threaten employment. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the magnitude of public stigma against PWMI and factors associated with it among Jimma town residents.A community-based, cross-sectional, descri...

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Main Authors: Yared Reta, Markos Tesfaye, Eshetu Girma, Sandra Dehning, Kristina Adorjan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5125563?pdf=render