Recognition of anxiety disorder and depression and literacy of first-Aid support: Finding from a cross-sectional study among sociology students in Ha Noi, Viet Nam 2018
Background : In Vietnam, the prevalence of general mental health problems among young people , including university students, ranges from 25-60 % ( Đăng, Dũng, & Quỳnh, 2011; Huyèn & Quỳnh , 2011 ). However, little is known about their mental health literacy ( MHL ). which refers to individu...
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Đại học Quốc gia Hà Nội
2020
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| Online Access: | http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/98230 |
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| Institution: | Vietnam National University, Hanoi |
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| Summary: | Background : In Vietnam, the prevalence of general mental health problems among young people , including university students, ranges from 25-60 % ( Đăng, Dũng, & Quỳnh, 2011; Huyèn & Quỳnh , 2011 ). However, little is known about their mental health literacy ( MHL ). which refers to individuals ' knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders that aid their recognition, management , and prevention ( Anthony F Jorm , 2000 ). Objectives: To explore students ' ability to recognize anxiety disorder and depression symptoms , and their literacy of first - aid to support for these problems. Methods: This study used a mixed - method cross - sectional design and implemented in two universities: University of Social Sciences and Humanities ( USSH ) and Academy of Journalism and Communication ( AJC ). Sample size of the quantitative component was 724 undergraduate students. Qualitative information was collected from four focus group discussions with students . Questionnaire on literacy of anxiety disorder and depression was adapted from the Australian National Survey of Mental Health Literacy and Stigma ( Anthony F. Jorm , 2011 ) and was permitted by Jorm to use for this study . Question topics included recognition of the problems and first - aid support . Results : Twenty - five point nine percent of the respondents ( 29.1 % from USSH and 20.5 % from AJC , 0,05 ) were able to recognize symptoms of anxiety disorder |
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