<![CDATA[Background: This study aims to identify the demographic and cultural correlates of mental illness stigmatowards patients and their family members from the perspectives of university students.Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was employed. A total of 398 students from four universitiesparticipated in the study. They completed the demographic data questionnaire, the scale of culturalmisconceptions about mental illness and the Discrimination–Devaluation Scale.Results: Results of independent t-test and one-way ANOVA indicated no significant difference in the levelsof mental health stigma towards patients and their families based on students’ gender, faculty and placeof residency. Previous history of family mental illness was associated with stigma towards patients andtheir families. Old age was associated with few mental stigmas towards patients’ families. Various culturalmisconceptions about the causes and the treatment of mental illness were significantly associated withmental illness stigma.Conclusion: Addressing cultural misconceptions is crucial in reducing mental illness stigma.]]>
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