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APPENDIXQUESTIONNAIREKindly answer the following questions as honestly as possible. Please do not write your name anywhere on thispaper because it is only for research purposes. Thank you for your cooperation.Age:Gender: Male/Female (Please tick) Education: Literate/ not literate (Please tick)Religious Affliction: Traditional …Born Again ……Orthodox ……... Others……(Please tick in the appropriate box)Table 5:Knowledge Sub-categoryMental illness is possession by the devil. Agree Disagree neutralMental illness is like any other illness.Mental illness is absolute craziness.Mental illness is incurable.People bring on the illness on themselves.Mentally ill people are sick because they are self neglecting.Every body harbours symptoms of mental illness.Mental ill people are no different from mentally retarded people.Exorcism (ritual performed to drive away demons) is used to cure mentalillness.Mentally ill people do not conform to social structures. They do not listen tothe rules of their societies.Mentally ill people are not cooperative.Table 6: Identification Sub-categoryMentally ill people have weak character. Agree Disagree NeutralMentally ill people are violent and therefore they are dangerous.People who are affected by mental illness loiter.Mentally ill people behave like children even when they are elderly.Mentally ill people are dirty.People who are affected by mental illness are always carrying oddities.Mentally ill people talk endlessly to themselves.The speech of mentally ill people is haphazard and incoherent. They often talkmany ideas at the same time without logic.The mentally ill people often do not like to be around sane people.Mentally ill people smell badly due to life styles.People who are mentally ill are full of energy that needs to be diverted into moreconstructive ways.187