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Abstract：
UNASSIGNED: Traditional healers are in the front line to give the mental healthcare service in developing countries like Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, different studies were done focusing on the role of traditional medicine and perception of the community toward traditional medicine. However, there is paucity of studies, which shows the level of mental health literacy among traditional healers. Therefore, this study intended to mental health literacy level of traditional healers in Jimma town, Ethiopia.
UNASSIGNED: A community-based cross-sectional study design was employed among 310 participants. To select the participants from Jimma town, a stratified random sampling method was utilized from August 1 to September 30, 2020. The Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire was used to assess mental health literacy for assessment of mental health literacy among traditional healers. The collected data were coded and entered into EpiData version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 25.0 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable linear regression was used for data analysis.
UNASSIGNED: The finding of this study showed that the samples of traditional healers found in Jimma town scored a total mean of 95.91 ± 3.0025 for mental health literacy. Age [β = -0.052 (95% CI: -0.078, -0.026)], year of experience [β = 0.095 (95% CI: 0.067, 0.123)], family history of mental illness [β = 1.709 (95% CI: 0.543, 2.360)], history of professional help seeking on mental illness [β = 0.501 (95% CI: 0.715, 2.288)], history of getting information of mental illness on media [β = 0.941 (95% CI: 0.345, 1.538)], training on mental health [β = 2.213 (995% CI: 1.520, 2.906)], history of treating mental illness [β = 1.676 (95% CI: 0.808, 2.544)], and informal education [β = -1.664 (95% CI: -2.081, -1.247)] were factors significantly associated with MHL.
UNASSIGNED: The mental health literacy of traditional healers mean score is lower than the mean score of other studies. Age, year of experience, training on mental illness, family history, history of professional help seeking, history of treating mental illness, information on mental illness, and informal education are significantly associated with mental health literacy. Therefore, structured training is very important to improve their level of mental health literacy.
UNASSIGNED: A community-based cross-sectional study design was employed among 310 participants. To select the participants from Jimma town, a stratified random sampling method was utilized from August 1 to September 30, 2020. The Mental Health Literacy Questionnaire was used to assess mental health literacy for assessment of mental health literacy among traditional healers. The collected data were coded and entered into EpiData version 4.6 and exported to SPSS version 25.0 for analysis. Bivariate and multivariable linear regression was used for data analysis.
UNASSIGNED: The finding of this study showed that the samples of traditional healers found in Jimma town scored a total mean of 95.91 ± 3.0025 for mental health literacy. Age [β = -0.052 (95% CI: -0.078, -0.026)], year of experience [β = 0.095 (95% CI: 0.067, 0.123)], family history of mental illness [β = 1.709 (95% CI: 0.543, 2.360)], history of professional help seeking on mental illness [β = 0.501 (95% CI: 0.715, 2.288)], history of getting information of mental illness on media [β = 0.941 (95% CI: 0.345, 1.538)], training on mental health [β = 2.213 (995% CI: 1.520, 2.906)], history of treating mental illness [β = 1.676 (95% CI: 0.808, 2.544)], and informal education [β = -1.664 (95% CI: -2.081, -1.247)] were factors significantly associated with MHL.
UNASSIGNED: The mental health literacy of traditional healers mean score is lower than the mean score of other studies. Age, year of experience, training on mental illness, family history, history of professional help seeking, history of treating mental illness, information on mental illness, and informal education are significantly associated with mental health literacy. Therefore, structured training is very important to improve their level of mental health literacy.
摘要：
■在埃塞俄比亚等发展中国家，传统治疗师处于提供精神保健服务的第一线。在埃塞俄比亚,针对传统医学的作用和社区对传统医学的看法进行了不同的研究。然而,缺乏研究，这显示了传统治疗师的心理健康素养水平。因此,本研究旨在对Jimma镇传统治疗师的心理健康素养水平，埃塞俄比亚。
■在310名参与者中采用了基于社区的横断面研究设计。要选择来自Jimma镇的参与者，2020年8月1日至9月30日采用分层随机抽样方法。心理健康素养问卷用于评估传统治疗师的心理健康素养。对收集的数据进行编码并输入EpiData版本4.6，并导出到SPSS版本25.0进行分析。采用双变量和多变量线性回归进行数据分析。
■这项研究的发现表明，在Jimma镇发现的传统治疗师样本在心理健康素养方面的总平均值为95.91±3.0025。年龄[β=-0.052（95%CI：-0.078，-0.026）]，经验年份[β=0.095(95%CI：0.067，0.123)]，精神病家族史[β=1.709（95%CI：0.543，2.360）]，精神疾病专业求助史[β=0.501(95%CI：0.715,2.288)]，在媒体上获得精神疾病信息的历史[β=0.941（95％CI：0.345，1.538）]，心理健康培训[β=2.213(995%CI：1.520，2.906)]，精神病治疗史[β=1.676（95%CI：0.808，2.544）]，和非正式教育[β=-1.664（95％CI：-2.081，-1.247）]是与MHL显着相关的因素。
■传统治疗师的心理健康素养平均得分低于其他研究的平均得分。年龄,一年的经验，关于精神疾病的培训，家族史,寻求专业帮助的历史，治疗精神疾病的历史，关于精神疾病的信息，非正式教育与心理健康素养显著相关。因此,结构化培训对于提高其心理健康素养水平非常重要。
■在310名参与者中采用了基于社区的横断面研究设计。要选择来自Jimma镇的参与者，2020年8月1日至9月30日采用分层随机抽样方法。心理健康素养问卷用于评估传统治疗师的心理健康素养。对收集的数据进行编码并输入EpiData版本4.6，并导出到SPSS版本25.0进行分析。采用双变量和多变量线性回归进行数据分析。
■这项研究的发现表明，在Jimma镇发现的传统治疗师样本在心理健康素养方面的总平均值为95.91±3.0025。年龄[β=-0.052（95%CI：-0.078，-0.026）]，经验年份[β=0.095(95%CI：0.067，0.123)]，精神病家族史[β=1.709（95%CI：0.543，2.360）]，精神疾病专业求助史[β=0.501(95%CI：0.715,2.288)]，在媒体上获得精神疾病信息的历史[β=0.941（95％CI：0.345，1.538）]，心理健康培训[β=2.213(995%CI：1.520，2.906)]，精神病治疗史[β=1.676（95%CI：0.808，2.544）]，和非正式教育[β=-1.664（95％CI：-2.081，-1.247）]是与MHL显着相关的因素。
■传统治疗师的心理健康素养平均得分低于其他研究的平均得分。年龄,一年的经验，关于精神疾病的培训，家族史,寻求专业帮助的历史，治疗精神疾病的历史，关于精神疾病的信息，非正式教育与心理健康素养显著相关。因此,结构化培训对于提高其心理健康素养水平非常重要。
