Background:- Mental health awareness delivers a wide range of knowledge and encompasses recognition and help-seeking behaviour. Mental health services should be assess at ground level to monitor its delivery. Different mean of communication can use to highlight the mental health issues. Objective:- To identify the factor affecting awareness of mental health among adults. Materials and methods: Quantitative research approach with descriptive design was adapted for present study. Total 126 adults were selected through systematic random sampling. The tools administered consisted of baseline data, structured questionnaire on factor affecting awareness of mental health. Descriptive and inferential statistics used for analyses. Result:-This study showed that the samples reported that majority of the factors affecting awareness of mental health was superstitious belief, history of mental illness, peer group. Conclusion:-The study explored that majority of the factors responsible for mental illness was superstitious belief, history of mental illness, peer group.
Factors, awareness, mental health
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