Magnitude of Mental Illness and Associated Factors among Holy Water Users at Entoto St. Mary Church, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2014

Abstract

Introduction: Mental disorders are among the major causes of impairment which results in serious economical, social and other consequences. Many people with this disorder get religious help before or after getting modern treatment. Despite this there is lack of information which indicates the magnitude of mental illness among holy water users and associated factors.

Medication Non-adherence and Use of Traditional Treatment Among Adult Psychiatric Patients in Jimma Town Treated at Jimma University Teaching Hospital Psychiatric Clinic. Community Based Cross-sectional Study, 2016

“…Accordingly, this study is in line with or supported by the study done in Sweden by which, in Ethiopia regarding mental disorders and also many somatic disorders the commonly shared belief is that they are caused by spirits or by other evil forces and accordingly, there is a clear interaction between mental illness and spiritual as well as cultural healing as compared with developed countries [19]. This study is also consistent with study done in Ethiopia at Addis Ababa Entoto St. Mary Church in which most people among holy water users (60%) were living with mental illness [17].…”

“…Regarding the prevalence of traditional treatment, a study conducted in Ethiopia at Addis Ababa Entoto St. Mary Church to assess the magnitude and associated factors of mental illness on holy water users among 416 participants, 60% were living with mental illness [17]. Also the other finding in Ethiopia at Agaro town to assess perceived cause of mental illness among 728 participants, significant proportion of people perceived as it is caused by super natural force and 21% and 19% of the participants were responds holy water is the treatment choice for epilepsy and schizophrenia respectively [18].…”

Is chewing khat associated with mental health disorders? A scoping review of the content and quality of the current evidence base

“…Non-specific psychological distress is the most frequently mentioned mental health problem in connection with khat use, reported in 26.9% of the included studies. The evidence about this association is mixed, with some studies indicating the existence of significant associations and others reporting the absence of such associations [ 34 , 47 , 48 ][ 49 ]. The lowest reported Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) was 2.23 [ 50 ] and the highest AOR was 6.91 [ 51 ].…”

“…In general, ‘non-specific’ psychological distress is the most reported category. Four inconsistent findings have been reported in this category: khat is associated with greater risk of general psychological distress [ 47 ], there is no association between khat use and mental health disorders [ 48 ], frequent khat use is associated with general psychological distress whereas occasional use is not [ 34 ] and khat is used to treat psychological distress [ 53 ].…”