Validating measures of stigma against those with mental illness among a community sample in Kilifi Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Stigma against persons with mental illness is a universal phenomenon, but culture influences the understanding of etiology of mental illness and utilization of health services.

Methods

We validated Kiswahili versions of three measures of stigma which were originally developed in the United Kingdom: Community Attitudes Toward the Mentally Ill Scale (CAMI), Reported and Intended Behaviors Scale (RIBS) and Mental Health Awareness Knowledge Schedule (MAKS) and evaluated their psychometric properties using a community sample (N = 616) in Kilifi, Kenya.

Results

Confirmatory factor analysis confirmed the one-factor solution for RIBS [root mean-squared error of approximation (RMSEA) < 0.01, comparative fit index (CFI) = 1.00, Tucker-Lewis index (TLI) = 1.01]

SUBMITTER: Bitta MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9806973 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature