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Table 5 Factors related to overall help-seeking intention

From: Help-seeking intentions for early signs of mental illness and their associated factors: comparison across four kinds of health problems

 

Category

Irritability

Dizziness

Insomnia

Depressed mood

  

OR

(95 % CI)

OR

(95 % CI)

OR

(95 % CI)

OR

(95 % CI)

Gender

Female

2.40

(1.99–2.89)

2.17

(1.68–2.81)

1.26

(1.04–1.53)

1.58

(1.31–1.91)

Age

plus 1 year

0.98

(0.97–0.99)

0.99

(0.99–1.01)

0.99

(0.98–1.00)

0.99

(0.98–1.00)

Marital status

Unmarried

0.58

(0.47–0.72)

0.71

(0.54–0.93)

0.75

(0.60–0.93)

0.63

(0.51–0.79)

Medical condition

Any disease

0.99

(0.80–1.24)

1.22

(0.90–1.67)

1.49

(1.18–1.89)

1.38

(1.09–1.73)

Psychological well-being (WHO-5 score)

plus 1 point

1.02

(1.01–1.04)

1.02

(0.99–1.04)

1.03

(1.01–1.05)

1.04

(1.03–1.06)

Psychiatric history

Yes

1.43

(1.11–1.84)

2.87

(1.94–4.25)

1.84

(1.40–2.41)

1.87

(1.43–2.45)

Contact with people with mental illness

Yes

1.72

(1.41–2.10)

2.02

(1.51–2.70)

1.36

(1.10–1.67)

1.38

(1.13–1.69)

Health literacy (HLS-14 score)

plus 1 point

1.04

(1.02–1.05)

1.04

(1.02–1.07)

1.03

(1.01–1.04)

1.02

(1.00–1.03)

Attitude to mental illness 1 (dangerous)

No

1.24

(0.99–1.55)

1.14

(0.84–1.54)

0.87

(0.69–0.90)

1.14

(0.90–1.42)

Attitude to mental illness 2 (unpredictable)

No

0.72

(0.57–0.90)

0.60

(0.45–0.82)

0.95

(0.75–1.20)

0.77

(0.61–0.98)

Attitude to mental illness 3 (blameworthy)

No

1.23

(0.97–1.54)

1.28

(0.95–1.71)

1.39

(1.10–1.76)

1.33

(1.05–1.67)

Attitude to mental illness 4 (never recover)

No

1.17

(0.92–1.50)

1.50

(1.10–2.05)

1.28

(0.99–1.65)

1.21

(0.94–1.55)

Social network (LSNS-6 score)

plus 1 point

1.06

(1.04–1.08)

1.04

(1.01–1.06)

1.06

(1.04–1.08)

1.06

(1.04–1.08)

Neighborhood context 1 (communicative)

Yes

1.24

(1.01–1.52)

2.22

(1.68–2.92)

1.38

(1.11–1.71)

1.26

(1.02–1.55)

Neighborhood context 2 (trustful)

Yes

1.32

(0.97–1.79)

1.06

(0.69–1.63)

1.11

(0.82–1.52)

1.21

(0.88–1.65)

Neighborhood context 3 (helpful)

Yes

0.88

(0.65–1.19)

0.82

(0.54–1.27)

0.89

(0.65–1.22)

0.95

(0.69–1.28)

Neighborhood context 4 (cooperative)

Yes

1.28

(0.99–1.64)

1.27

(0.89–1.81)

1.12

(0.87–1.45)

1.23

(0.95–1.58)

Perception of family and friends

Positive

3.37

(2.80–4.06)

5.07

(3.95–6.51)

5.04

(4.16–6.10)

3.97

(3.29–4.80)

  1. OR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. Significant odds ratios (p < 0.05) are underlined