Table 2 Mental health literacy measures in student sample overall (total), domestic and international students in bivariate analyses, and domestic and international students in age and gender adjusted analyses (Odds Ratio or coefficient)

Depression recognition (%)

83.1

85.9***

74.2***

OR = 0.479***

0.356, 0.643

Mental health problem recognition (%)

94.5

95.6

94.2

OR = 0.706

0.403, 1.236

Help-seeking intention (%)

66.7

64.5***

75.1***

OR = 3.257***

2.145, 4.946

Intended sources of help:

a. University-based Professional (%)

64.0

56.1***

86.5***

OR = 4.712***

3.242, 6.850

b. Other Professional (%)

73.4

81.2***

51.6***

OR = 0.275***

0.202, 0.374

c. Informal (%)

81.6

83.0*

77.9*

OR = 0.653*

0.452, 0.943

d. Any Professional (university + other, %)

91.9

92.3

90.7

OR = 0.902

0.548, 1.485

Beliefs about usefulness of help (% correct)

73.9

76.3***

66.7***

β=-0.096***

-0.124, -0.067

Would be harmful to deal with problem on their own (% agree)

57.1

61.6***

44.9***

OR = 0.587***

0.462, 0.746

Anti-depressants likely helpful?

(% agree)

53.7

57.0***

43.0***

OR = 0.635***

0.498, 0.810

Percent of helpful interventions correctly identified (% correct)

78.1

79.1**

74.6**

β=-0.044**

-0.069, -0.019

Stigma: ‘;weak not sick’ (scale)

0.52

0.35***

1.30***

β = 0.822***

0.717, 0.926

Stigma: ‘dangerous and unpredictable’ (scale)

0.28

0.22***

0.50***

β = 0.214***

0.148, 0.281

Stigma: would you tell anyone if you had a problem like Sammi’s (% agree)

14.7

14.3

15.9

OR = 0.942

0.674, 1.317

Stigma: social distance (scale)

0.62

0.66*

0.52*

β=-0.172*

-0.316, -0.027

Self-reported mental health problem in last year (%)

46.0

51.5***

26.3***

OR = 0.330***

0.254, 0.428

If had a mental health problem, sought help? (% yes)

69.9

71.2*

62.4*

OR = 0.717

0.455, 1.130

If had a mental health problem, reported sources of help used:

a. Uni-based professional sources (%)

20.0

16.5***

41.2***

OR = 3.152***

1.786, 5.562

b. Other professional sources (%)

81.9

86.3***

50.0***

OR = 0.148***

0.082, 0.268

c. Informal sources (%)

67.0

65.3

76.5

OR = 1.729

0.932, 3.208

If had a mental health problem, would deal with on their own (%)

25.8

24.3*

34.9*

OR = 1.412

0.891, 2.239

Mental health problem among close personal contacts? (% yes)

66.3

76.7***

30.3***

OR = 0.133***

0.099, 0.179

Of those reporting mental health problem in close personal contact, offered help? (% yes)

93.7

93.8

92.9

OR = 0.891

0.296, 2.683

Awareness of confidentiality of university-based health services (% yes)

68.7

71.0

67.6

OR = 0.890

0.744, 1.065

Awareness of confidentiality of community-based health services (% yes)

63.0

79.1***

61.8***

OR = 0.440***

0.367, 0.528