Desinformación sobre la salud mental- comunitaria en líderes barriales de Manuel Cornejo Astorga,Tandapi de la provincia de Pichincha en el año 2024

Abstract

The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of the levels of misinformation on mental health in the rural population of Manuel Cornejo Astorga, Tandapi, Province of Pichincha, through a mixed approach research, with a non-experimental methodology, with explanatory scope, cross-sectional data and a non-probabilistic design. It was applied to 47 people, neighborhood leaders and coordinators of entities and organizations of the parish. On the other hand, the instruments used to collect information were a survey that inquired sociodemographic data of the population and also general information about the research topic, the Canadian Mental Health Literacy Test TMHHSCM (Chilean adaptation), which consists of three sections, A: knowledge, B: stigma and C: help-seeking. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted to understand the experiences and perspectives of people in their natural environment, with topics on knowledge, help-seeking, access to the mental health system and psychosocial risks. The results obtained allow us to identify that the community associates mental health with madness, and that they are afraid to seek professional support because of society's prejudices, which may be due to low levels of schooling and labor limitations that notoriously affect access to information. In addition to the existence of problems such as depression, suicide, sensory-perceptual alterations, sleeping problems, learning problems, anxiety and language disorders, which are not directly perceived by the community.