STIGMA MASYARAKAT TENTANG KLIEN DENGAN GANGGUAN JIWA DI DESA KARANGMANGU KECAMATAN NGAMBON KABUPATEN BOJONEGORO

Abstract

The problem of mental disorders around the world has become a very serious problem. People with mental disorders often experience greater stigma and discrimination from the surrounding community than individuals who suffer from medical illnesses, including: expelled from school, dismissed from work, divorced by a partner, to being abandoned by their family, even being in pasung. This study aimed to determine the image of society's stigma about clients with mental disorders. The design of this research was descriptive. The population in this study was all families aged 17-45 years in Karangmangu Hamlet, Karangmangu Village, Ngambon District, Bojonegoro Regency as many as 451 families. The sampling technique of this research was cluster random sampling. The sample in this study amounted to 68 people. The research instrument used the CAMI (Community Attitude towards Mental Illness) questionnaire. Data analysis used frequency distribution and percentage. The results suggested that most of the respondents who were stigmatized about clients with mental disorders, asm many as 44 people (64.7%), while respondents who were non-stigmatics were 24 people (35.3%). This suggested that the community's stigma about clients with mental disorders in Karangmangu Village, Ngambon District, Bojonegoro Regency was mostly stigmatic. This is because society still gives negative views to clients with mental disorders, considers that mental disorders are a disgrace, cannot get their rights as individuals because they are considered abnormal as humans in general. The public is expected to seek as much information as possible about mental disorders from health workers or from the internet with competent sources in the health sector in order to eliminate negative views on clients with mental disorders.