HUBUNGAN STIGMA DENGAN SIKAP MASYARAKAT PADA ORANG DENGAN GANGGUAN JIWA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS KUMUN

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (2022), there are 300 million people worldwide who experience mental disorders such as depression, bipolar, and dementia, including 24 million people who experience schizophrenia. Based on mental health data in Asia, the prevalence of mental disorders is around 4.47% of the Asian population experiencing mental disorders in 2024. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between stigma and public attitudes towards people with mental disorders. This type of research uses descriptive quantitative research with a cross-sectional study approach. The independent variable in this study is stigma and the dependent variable is the public attitude towards people with mental disorders in the Kumun Health Center work area. The sampling technique in this study was random sampling. The population in this study were elderly (20-60 years) who live in Kumun Hilir village with a population of 400 people with a sample of 78 people. This research was conducted in the Kumun Health Center Work Area, especially in Kumun Hilir Village. Conducted in January-July 2025. The results showed that most 43 (55.1%) respondents with high community stigma, and most 50 (64.1%) respondents with community attitudes towards people with mental disorders, with statistical test results (Chi-Square) obtained p-value 0.001 (p <0.05). Limitations of the study, there are still many neutral community attitudes toward people with mental disorders, in addition, the time of the study did not match the date that had been determined. The conclusion of the study shows that there is a relationship between stigma and community attitudes towards people with mental disorders in everyday life, such as providing knowledge to the community to provide a positive attitude and low stigma towards people with mental disorders.