Table 5 predictors of mental health seeking behavior among psychiatric patients at JUSH psychiatry department, Ethiopia, 2010
Variable | Early mental health seeking behavior | OR (95.0% C.I.) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Yes | NO | Â |
Suicide attempt | |||
No | 82(40.4%) | 121(59.6%) | 1 |
Yes | 52(28.7%) | 129(71.3%) | 0.2(0.09,0.65) |
Headache | |||
No | 43(26.5%) | 119(73.5%) | 1 |
Yes | 91(41.0%) | 131(59.0%) | 3.3(1.17, 9.24) |
Abdominal pain | |||
No | 109(32.6%) | 225(67.4%) | 1 |
Yes | 25(50.0%) | 25(50.0%) | 6.1(1.32,28.56) |
Patient age (in years) | |||
< 21 | 53(47.7%) | 58 (52.3%) | 1 |
21-30 | 56(34.0%) | 107 (65.6%) | 0.9(0.28,2. 82) |
31-40 | 15(23.8) | 48(76.2%) | 10.7(1.99,56.99) |
41-50 | 6 (25.0%) | 18(75.0%) | 1.1(0.12,10.69) |
51-60 | 1(7.7%) | 12(92.3%) | 5.3(0.27,106.61) |
> 60 | 3(30.0%) | 7(70.0%) | 2.5(0.10,62.67) |