Title: Mental health literacy among patients with alcohol addiction

Authors: Dulamsuren Samdan MD., PhD¹.,Professor Erdenebayar Luvsandorj

MD., DSc (Med)², Tsetsegdary Gombodorj MD., PhD³ and Jargalsaikhan Dondog MD., PhD⁴

Affiliations:     1. President, New Public Health Association NGO

                         2. Dean, Mental Health, New Medicine University, Mongolia

                         3. Research consultant, New Public Health Association

                          4. Research consultant, Global together NGO

Background. Drank alcohol at some point in their lifetime reported 86.3 percent of patients with ages 18 and or older, 70.0 percent of them drank in the past year[1]. The problems associated with alcohol consumption in Mongolia are remained strong desire or urge, health problems, social problems, and others expressing concern[2]. Well known a “silent killer” is concealed behind of the person with low health literacy[3].

Objective:  Assess mental health literacy degree among patients with alcohol addiction is objective of this study.

Materials and methods:  Total 230 patients with addiction due to use of alcohol involved in this study at Hypnosis med clinic. The statistical analysis is employed in CI at P<0.05 and RR=p₁/p₂)[4].

Results: Out of total 230 patients; 206 (89.57%) CI[80,79-98,31]  responded “I got awareness alcohol harmfulness many times” to question did you obtain any information about alcohol harmfulness; 178 (77.39%) CI [69,81-84,98]) responded “I know its harmfulness” to question did you understand alcohol harmfulness; 129 (56.09%) [50,59-61,58] responded “However I know its harmfulness I could not interpret its consequences, a mean never think I’m a patient with addiction” to question did you assess your understanding; and 106 (46.9%)[41,57-50,60] responded “I quitted alcohol use twice” to question did you quit alcohol drinking in the past year.

Conclusion: Roll out evidence based different psychology counselling is required for patients with alcohol addiction based on the findings through simplified questionnaire at 4 level abilities of the mental health literacy reflected in addiction.