Knowledge and Attitude of Police Personnels Regarding the Human Righyts of People With Mental Disorders in Selected Police Stations
Journal Title: International Journal of Pediatric Nursing - Year 2019, Vol 5, Issue 2
Abstract
Abstract: Police officers are increasingly called upon to deal with mentally ill or emotionally disturbed individuals, which is a difficult and dangerous task at times. The main aim of the present study was to prepare educational module for police personnel on human rights of people with mental disorders. A descriptive survey approach with non-experimental descriptive correlation design was used to assess the knowledge and attitude of police personals regarding the human rights of people with mental disorders in selected police station at Gujarat. 50 police personnel were selected by using on random convenient sampling technique. Data was collected by using self-administered questionnaire to assess the knowledge and three point Likert scale to assess the attitude. Collected data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results showed that majority 66% of police personnel had moderate knowledge. 61% of the police personnel had favorable attitude. There was significant association between knowledge scores with demographic variables such as gender, educational status, designation, marital status and experience with mentally ill patients and type of family. There is positive correlation (r = + .36) between knowledge and attitude score of police personnel regarding human rights of people with mental disorders.
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Binu Joe
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- DOI 10.21088/potj.0974.5777.5219.6
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