Table 2 Gender specific multivariate analyses on the determinants of service use for mental health reasons among individuals with past year major depression (n = 1743)

Predisposing factors

Age

1.18

(0.54 – 2.54)

0.49

(0.21 – 1.13)

2.77

(1.34 – 5.74)

1.08

(0.51 – 2.30)

2.59

(1.24 – 5.42)

0.84

(0.39 – 1.80)

Reference

Reference

Education

2.00

(1.39 – 2.88)

1.55

(1.00 – 2.40)

Secondary versus < secondary

Marital status

1.43

(1.04 – 1.96)

1.67

(1.11 – 2.51)

Widow/sep/div/single versus Married/common-law

Enabling factors

Household adjusted Income

1.15

(0.78 – 1.70)

2.14

(1.24 – 3.71)

Low versus high

Social support

2.63

(1.43 – 4.76)

0.83

(0.43 – 1.69)

Most/all the time versus None/a little/some

Accessibility (Yes versus No)

0.87

(0.41 – 1.87)

1.41

(0.55 – 3.65)

Acceptability (Yes versus No)

0.93

(0.62 – 1.39)

0.67

(0.42 – 1.05)

Availability (Yes versus No)

2.05

(1.02 – 4.10)

0.69

(0.36 – 1.32)

Need factors

Chronic illness (Yes versus No)

1.89

(1.18 – 3.00)

2.45

(1.48 – 4.08)

Anxiety (Yes versus No)

1.99

(1.40 – 2.83)

2.22

(1.48 – 3.34)

Addictions (Yes versus No)

1.39

(0.74 – 1.87)

0.98

(0.60 – 1.66)

Somatic symptoms

1.34

(0.96 – 1.87)

1.33

(0.91 – 1.96)

3 versus < 3

Past year suicide thought or attempt (Yes versus No)

2.80

(1.92 – 4.09)

0.83

(0.55 – 1.24)

Perceived mental health

1.80

(1.27 – 2.55)

1.47

(0.92 – 2.37)

Good/fair/poor versus Very good/excellent

R square of Nagelkerke

0.22

0.17