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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Attitudes toward psychiatry: A survey of medical students at the University of Nairobi, Kenya
Academic Psychiatry, Volume 32, No. 2, Year 2008
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Description
Objectives: The authors aim to determine the attitudes of University of Nairobi, Kenya, medical students toward psychiatry. Methods: The study design was cross-sectional. Self-administered sociodemographic and the Attitudes Toward Psychiatry-30 items (ATP-30) questionnaires were distributed sequentially to every third medical student in his or her lecture theater before or immediately after the lectures. Analysis was done using SPSS version 11.5 and the results are presented in tables. Results: Nearly 75% of the students had overall favorable attitudes toward psychiatry but only 14.3% considered psychiatry as a potential career choice. Sixty-six percent reported that they would not choose psychiatry as a career while the remaining 19.7% were not decided. Conclusions: There is dissonance between positive attitudes toward psychiatry and the choice of psychiatry as a potential career. Therefore, there is a need to bridge the gap by addressing the various factors that potentially account for this dissonance. Copyright © 2008 Academic Psychiatry.
Authors & Co-Authors
Ndetei, David Musyimi
Unknown Affiliation
Khasakhala, Lincoln Imbugwa
Unknown Affiliation
Ongecha-Owuor, Francisca A.
Unknown Affiliation
Kuria, Mary Wangari
Unknown Affiliation
Mutiso, Victoria N.
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Syanda, Judy
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Kokonya, Donald A.
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 69
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1176/appi.ap.32.2.154
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Kenya