Residents' Cognition and Knowledge Demand of Mental Disorders: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Shandong, China

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Abstract Background There is little literature reported the public resident’s cognition and knowledge demand of mental disorders in China. This study aimed to investigate the residents' cognition and knowledge demand for mental disorders in Shandong China, so as to provide reference for promoting the social publicity and education of mental disorders. Methods A population-based cross-sectional study (N = 1302) on cognition and knowledge demand of mental disorders was carried out in Shandong, China. The adult residents (≥ 18 years old) were selected from Weifang, Linyi, Taian, Qingdao, Zibo and Rizhao City of Shandong Province by stratified random sampling from October 2021 to March 2022. The cognition status and knowledge demand of mental disorder questionnaire designed by us was used to investigate. or M (Q) were used to describe quantitative data, n (%) was used to describe the qualitative data and the Chi-square method was adopted to compare the differences of qualitative data. Results There were 51.69% males and 48.31% females. Most of residents were insufficient cognition of mental disorders. 26.88% of the sample knew the disease burden of mental disorders. 31.49% of the residents knew the World Mental Health Day. The correct rate of residents' answers to mental disorders was unsatisfactory. Residents were less familiar with the related policies to mental disorders. There were 60.75% of the residents needs the knowledge of mental health. Conclusion The residents’ cognition of mental disorders, the policies and regulations of mental disorders are relatively lacking in Shandong China. Knowledge demands of mental disorders are urgent in Shandong China. It is necessary to strengthen the propaganda and education to residents so as to improve their literacy on mental health.