Caregiver-perpetrated violence against patients with severe mental disorders and associated factors in Bahir Dar, northwest Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Caregiver abuse has widespread negative effects on patients with serious mental illnesses in terms of ethics, law, society, culture, and economy. However, studies in low-income nations, such as Ethiopia, are scarce. Consequently, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of caregiver aggression and related variables in patients with severe mental illnesses.

Methods

An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 394 people with severe mental disorders who were selected through a systematic random sampling technique. Data were gathered through in-person interviews using Epicollect-5 software on a smartphone. The data were then exported into the Statistical Package for Social Science for analysis. A p-value of less than 0.25 in the bi

SUBMITTER: Wale MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11904567 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature