Mental Health Literacy Among Female Community Health Workers: A Multi-setting Cross-sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health literacy among lay community health workers (CHWs) is crucial to ensuring that mental health services are accessible to all. This research explores the mental health literacy of community health workers in Indonesia.

Methods

A cross-sectional study was carried out among 454 female community health workers from various villages. Their understanding of mental illness was assessed through questionnaires, exploring their overall belief about the cause and consequence of mental illness, the symptom and the treatment of mental illness, and their perception of relapse.

Results

Most participants have false beliefs about the causes and consequences of mental illness. For instance, the majority of respondents agreed that severe stress leads to mental il

SUBMITTER: Marthoenis M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11669132 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature