A study to assess the knowledge regarding human rights
and legal responsibilities of
the mentally ill among students studying in selected nursing
colleges at Mysuru
Prof. Sheela
Willimas1, Mrs. Saraswathi KN2,
Mr. Santosh Kumar SK2, Mr. Paramesha3,
Mrs. Sunitha
PS3
1Principal, JSS College of Nursing, Mysuru
2Assistant Professors, JSS College of
Nursing, Mysuru
3Assistant Lecturers, JSS College of
Nursing, Mysuru
*Corresponding Author’s
Email: saraswathimysores803@gmail.com
ABSTRACT:
A
descriptive study was conducted to assess the knowledge questionnaire regarding
human rights and legal responsibilities of mentally ill among students. Data
was collected by administering structured knowledge questionnaire regarding
human rights and legal responsibilities of mentally ill. The study was
conducted at JSS College of Nursing, JSS School of Nursing, Mysuru
among 60 III year BSc nursing and GNM III year students who were
selected by using non probability convenience sampling technique. The study
result revealed that 70% of nursing students had average knowledge, 21.6% had
poor knowledge and 8.4% had good knowledge among students.
KEYWORDS: Human rights, legal responsibilities and mentally ill.
INTRODUCTION:
Since
the origin of human civilization, mentally ill patients have received the scant
amount of care and concern of the community. For centuries, as a result of this
the rights of mentally ill have been abused and ignored. The students must know
the rights of a mentally ill person; and should support and protect them in
their liberty and treatment needs, applicable requirements. 1
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM:
A
study to assess the knowledge regarding human rights and legal responsibilities
of the mentally
ill among students studying in selected nursing institution at Mysuru.
OBJECTIVES:
1) To assess the knowledge regarding human rights and
legal responsibilities of the mentally ill among students.
2) To find the association between knowledge regarding
human rights and legal responsibilities of the mentally ill and students
selected personal Variables.
NEED FOR THE STUDY:
According
to the World Health Organization Report, 450 million people in world suffer
from mental or behavioral disorder but only small minorities of them receive
even the most basic treatment. Mental disorders affects 5 crore
of the Indian population (5%) and they need special care. 80% of districts in
India do not have even one psychiatrist in public service.2
A
descriptive survey was conducted to assess the knowledge regarding human rights
of mentally ill in Krishna Institute of Nursing Sciences, Karad.
In this study, sample consists of 33 Post Basic B. Sc. Nursing students .Non
probability convenient sampling technique was used to select the samples. Data was
collected by administering structured knowledge questionnaire regarding human
rights of mentally ill. The study results shows that 70% of the nursing
students had average knowledge and 21.6% had poor knowledge regarding human
rights of mentally ill and there was no significant association between
knowledge regarding human rights of mentally ill with their selected
demographic variables.
HYPOTHESIS:
H1: there
will be significant association between student’s knowledge regarding human
rights and legal responsibilities of the mentally ill and students selected
personal variables.
METHODOLOGY:
Descriptive
study was used for the present study. Data was collected by administering
structured knowledge questionnaire regarding human rights and legal responsibilities
of mentally ill. The study was conducted at JSS College of Nursing, Mysuru among 60 III year BSc and II year GNM nursing students who were selected by
using non probability convenience sampling technique and data was analyzed
using descriptive and inferential statistics.
RESULTS:
Section 1: Demographic variables of
students
93.7%
of students belonged to the age group of 20 years and above and 6.6% belonged
to less than 19 years of age. Out of 60 students 85% of students were female
and 15% were male respectively.
Section 2:
Table -1
Mean,
median and standard deviation of knowledge scores regarding human rights and
legal responsibilities of
the mentally ill among students n=60
|
Group
|
Mean |
Median
|
Range
|
Standard
deviation |
|
tudents |
14.4 |
15 |
4-25 |
±4.5 |
Mean
knowledge scores regarding human rights and legal responsibilities of the mentally ill
among students was 14.4 with the standard deviation of ± 4.5.
Table
-2
Frequency
and percentage distribution of level of knowledge regarding human rights and
legal responsibilities of
the mentally ill among students
n=60
|
Sr.
no. |
Level
of knowledge |
Frequency |
% |
|
1 |
Poor
|
13 |
21.6 |
|
2 |
Average
|
42 |
70 |
|
3 |
Good
|
5 |
8.4 |
The
finding reveals that 70% of nursing students had average knowledge, 21.6% had
poor knowledge and 8.4% had good knowledge among students.
The
study also revealed that there was no significant association between knowledge
regarding human rights and legal responsibilities of the mentally ill among students with
their selected personal variables.
CONCLUSION:
Study
concludes that students have to educated and trained
regarding human rights and legal responsibilities of the mentally ill, thereby
it can help to protect the patients’ rights and safeguard them legally.
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Ananthapriya. Compare the awareness
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Received on 26.11.2015 Modified
on 08.12.2015
Accepted on 06.04.2016
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Int.
J. Adv. Nur. Management. 2016;
4(2): 105-106.
DOI:
10.5958/2454-2652.2016.00023.8
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