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ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Human rights violations among economically disadvantaged women with mental illness: An Indian perspective Vijayalakshmi Poreddi, Ramachandra1, Rohini Thimmaiah3, Suresh Bada Math2
Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Institute of National Importance), Departments of 1Nursing and 2Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, 3Department of Psychiatry, Vydehi Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
ABSTRACT
Background: Globally women confront manifold violations of human rights and women with poverty and mental illness are doubly disadvantaged. Aim: The aim was to examine the influence of poverty in meeting human rights needs among recovered women with mental illness at family and community level. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive study carried out among randomly selected (n = 100) recovered women with mental illness at a tertiary care center. Data were collected through face‑to‑face interview using structured needs assessment questionnaire. Results: Our findings revealed that below poverty line (BPL) participants were not satisfied in meeting their physical needs such as “access to safe drinking water” (2 = 8.994, P
