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Table 6 Percentage of city and rural respondents nominating different causes of each disorder as 'likely' or 'very likely'.

From: Mental health literacy as a function of remoteness of residence: an Australian national study

 

Depression

Depression with suicidal ideation

Early schizophrenia

Chronic schizophrenia

 

%

Odds ratio (95% CI)

%

Odds ratio (95% CI)

%

Odds ratio (95% CI)

%

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Virus or infection

Maj City*

48.4

 

39.4

 

31.7

 

33.4

 

IR

52.5

1.18 (0.86–1.61)

42.5

1.14 (0.81–1.60)

35.0

1.16 (0.81–1.66)

33.5

1.01 (0.72–1.41)

ORe/R/VR

60.3

1.62 (0.95–2.77)

56.5

2.00 (1.41–2.84)

34.9

1.15 (0.68–1.96)

32.2

0.95 (0.63–1.43)

Allergy

Maj City*

43.1

 

36.3

 

30.5

 

27.0

 

IR

49.8

1.31 (0.91–1.87)

38.8

1.11 (0.78–1.59)

35.1

1.23 (0.87–1.75)

30.9

1.21 (0.85–1.72)

ORe/R/VR

53.4

1.51 (0.86–2.67)

41.8

1.26 (0.80–2.00)

35.1

1.23 (0.76–1.99)

31.7

1.26 (0.68–2.33)

Day-to-day problems

Maj City*

96.6

 

95.9

 

88.7

 

86.7

 

IR

98.2

1.96 (0.63–6.06)

95.3

0.87 (0.42–1.80)

92.3

1.54 (0.90–2.64)

85.3

0.89 (0.52–1.53)

ORe/R/VR

96.8

1.06 (0.24–1.65)

95.5

0.90 (0.37–2.18)

86.6

0.83 (0.40–1.74)

89.6

1.33 (0.62–2.86)

Recent death close friend/relative

Maj City*

95.2

 

94.4

 

86.6

 

83.6

 

IR

97.1

-

96.9

1.89 (0.85–4.23)

89.8

1.35 (0.86–2.13)

80.4

0.81 (0.51–1.29)

ORe/R/VR

100.0

-

95.6

1.29 (0.40–4.18)

84.1

0.82 (0.43–1.55)

84.2

1.05 (0.47–2.34)

Recent trauma

Maj City*

93.2

 

92.2

 

85.8

 

82.4

 

IR

96.8

2.24 (0.94–5.31)

95.8

1.92 (0.99–3.70)

90.0

1.50 (0.93–2.41)

80.7

0.89 (0.56–1.42)

ORe/R/VR

92.7

0.93 (0.34–2.57)

93.8

1.29 (0.53–3.14)

82.7

0.79 (0.40–1.56)

87.5

1.50 (0.70–3.19)

Childhood problems

Maj City*

91.3

 

94.4

 

89.7

 

91.8

 

IR

93.8

1.44 (0.77–2.69)

96.4

1.57 (0.67–3.65)

94.0

1.79 (0.96–3.33)

88.3

0.67 (0.37–1.22)

ORe/R/VR

89.4

0.80 (0.36–1.77)

99.0

6.02 (0.81–44.72)

87.9

0.84 (0.39–1.81)

96.6

2.56 (0.77–8.49)

Genetic

Maj City*

67.9

 

69.9

 

71.4

 

74.9

 

IR

66.4

0.94 (0.62–1.41)

65.0

0.80 (0.56–1.15)

68.0

0.85 (0.60–1.21)

67.1

0.68 (0.48–0.97)

ORe/R/VR

65.1

0.88 (0.57–1.37)

66.0

0.84 (0.47–1.50)

56.4

0.52 (0.34–0.79)

75.7

1.04 (0.52–2.09)

Nervousness

Maj City*

66.5

 

63.5

 

57.3

 

56.6

 

IR

69.4

1.14 (0.80–1.63)

66.9

1.16 (0.83–1.64)

60.4

1.13 (0.79–1.63)

56.6

1.00 (0.73–1.36)

ORe/R/VR

77.1

1.70 (1.04–2.79)

70.2

1.36 (0.77–2.40)

67.1

1.52 (0.83–2.78)

66.4

1.51 (0.85–2.69)

Weakness of character

Maj City*

41.3

 

46.0

 

39.9

 

36.4

 

IR

49.7

1.41 (1.00–1.98)

43.1

0.89 (0.65–1.22)

36.4

0.86 (0.62–1.20)

31.4

0.80 (0.56–1.14)

ORe/R/VR

47.6

1.29 (0.80–2.08)

43.2

0.90 (0.53–1.50)

46.4

1.30 (0.83–2.04)

35.6

0.97 (0.52–1.78)

  1. Maj City = Major City, IR = Inner Regional, ORe/R/VR = Outer Regional/Remote/Very remote; *Reference category; CI = Confidence interval.
  2. Note: Bolded data: Odds Ratios significant with and without adjustment for demographic status (p < .05). Bolded italicised: Odds Ratios significant (unadjusted only). Italicised: Odds Ratios significant (adjusted only).