Mental Health Literacy Perceptions Among Vietnamese Professionals

Comprising survey and focus group data from 82 Vietnamese mental health professionals collected in October 2019. It assesses perceptions of mental health literacy and service accessibility in Vietnam, with 48 participants contributing to qualitative focus groups.

Use Cases

• Analyze professional perceptions of mental health literacy levels in Vietnam using survey responses.
• Identify barriers to mental health service access as described in focus group transcripts.
• Compare viewpoints on misinformation in media regarding mental health from the participant data.
• Examine correlations between professional roles and perceived challenges in mental health literacy development.

Strengths

• Data from 82 mental health professionals provides a specialized perspective.
• Mixed-methods design combines quantitative survey data with qualitative insights from 48 focus group participants.
• Focus on a specific context: public health level mental health literacy in a low-and-middle-income country.

Limitations

• Small sample size of 82 professionals limits statistical generalizability.
• Non-random sampling at a single conference introduces potential selection bias.
• Findings are specific to Vietnam and may not be directly applicable to other regions.

Provenance

Source

ICPSR Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Survey and focus groups conducted at the 5th International Conference on Child Mental Health in Hanoi.

Time Range

October 2019

Freshness

Data was collected in October 2019.

Geography

Vietnam