Table 2 Percentage of undergraduates (with 95 % CIs) showing agreement/disagreement with statements about depression-related personal attitudes (n = 4588-4628)
Statement | Agreement | Disagreement |
|---|---|---|
1. could make problem go away | 69.4 (68.1-70.7) | 16.1 (15.1-17.2) |
2. problem is a sign of personal weakness | 50.8 (49.3-52.2) | 24.3 (23.0- 25.5) |
3. problem is not a real illness | 54.4 (53.0-55.8) | 22.4 (21.2-23.6) |
4. could be dangerous to others | 17.6 (16.5-18.7) | 53.3 (51.9-54.7) |
5. avoid ‘Z’ to prevent developing problem in oneself | 4.9 (4.3- 5.5) | 90.1 (89.2-91.0) |
6. problem makes behaviour unpredictable | 66.8 (65.5-68.2) | 12.9 (11.9-13.9) |
7. would not tell anyone if you had problem | 7.9 (7.2-8.7) | 79.7 (78.5-80.8) |