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Table 4 Association between help seeking behaviour and barriers for mental health care in the baseline survey

From: Change in treatment coverage and barriers to mental health care among adults with depression and alcohol use disorder: a repeat cross sectional community survey in Nepal

 

Received treatment in the past 12 months

Unadjusted Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

Barriers to mental health care

No [Mean (SD)]

Yes [Mean (SD)]

Overall BACE

32.1 (13.3)

27.6 (10.6)

0.97 (0.94–1.00)

0.111

Stigma

13.6 (6.6)

11.6 (6.5)

0.96 (0.98–1.02)

0.167

Financial barriers

3.6 (1.8)

2.8 (1.2)

0.76 (0.59–0.99)

0.042

Low perceived needs

4.2 (2.3)

4.0 (2.2)

0.96 (0.80–1.15)

0.665

Cultural practice and beliefs

3.0 (1.6)

2.4 (1.2)

0.78 (0.58–1.04)

0.095

Lack of support

3.1 (1.9)

2.3 (1.5)

0.78 (0.61–1.01)

0.063

Lack of knowledge about available services

1.3 (0.96)

1.1 (1.0)

0.81 (0.52–1.27)

0.362

Perceived ineffectiveness of services

2.3 (1.7)

2.0 (1.5)

0.90 (0.70–1.17)

0.448