Survey Experiment to Estimate Level of Mental Illness Stigma Based on Condition and Gender

Measuring Level of Mental Illness Stigma Based on Condition and Gender

This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on condition and gender of the participants and individual portrayed with mental illness.

This study aims to measure levels of mental illness stigma based on condition and gender of the participants and individual portrayed with mental illness. This study utilizes eight vignettes portraying different mental illnesses and genders to measure the levels of mental illness stigma in the general community in rural Uganda.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All adults who consider Buyende District their primary residence and who are capable of providing consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Minors younger than 18 years of age
• Persons who do not consider Buyende District their primary place of residence