Abstract
Objective: This study evaluated perceptions of healthcare students of a university regarding mental illnesses (MIs). Methods: The convenience sampling method was adopted to target the study participants and to obtain the data. A self-developed and validated research questionnaire was used to collect the data. Descriptive and inferential statistics were performed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 24.0. Results: A total of 284 students from three healthcare faculties were involved in the study. Around 95 (33.5%) students were from the faculty of medicine, 94 (33.1%) from the faculty of pharmacy, and 95 (33.5%) were from faculty of dentistry who participated in the study. Out of 284 study participants, females were 180 (63.4%), and males were 104 (36.6%). The majority of the respondents (>60%) had an appropriate perception of MIs. Conclusion: This study observed proper awareness and positive perception of MIs among healthcare university students.