Table 2 Predictors of intending to seek professional help examined using simultaneous binary logistic regression (n = 3760)
From: Predicting intentions to seek help for depression among undergraduates in Sri Lanka
Predictor variable | Psychiatrist/related help | Doctor/medical treatment | Counsellor/counselling | All types of professional help |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted OR (99% CI) | Adjusted OR (99% CI) | Adjusted OR (99% CI) | Adjusted OR (99% CI) | |
Gender (reference group: Male) | ||||
Female | 0.65** (0.44, 0.96) [Equiv OR = 1.54] | 0.72** (0.57, 0.92) [Equiv OR = 1.39] | ||
Faculty (reference group: Medicine) | ||||
Arts and Education | 1.87** (1.16, 3.00) | |||
Exposure to problem through family and friends (reference group: response: no) | ||||
Response: Yes | 0.64** (0.42, 0.96) [Equiv OR = 1.56] | |||
Recognition of problem (reference group: not recognised) | ||||
Recognised as depression | 12.85*** (6.03, 27.41) | 1.90** (1.07, 3.40) | 2.34*** (1.29, 4.23) | 3.53*** (2.44, 5.12) |
Recognised using mental health-related labels (excluding the label “depression”) | 4.16*** (2.19, 7.92) | 1.87*** (1.21, 2.90) | 1.70** (1.06, 2.72) | 2.30*** (1.74, 3.06) |
Stigma Scale Scores | ||||
Weak-not-Sick Scale | 0.86*** (0.80, 0.92) [IQOR = 0.63] [Equiv OR = 1.59] | 0.86*** (0.80, 0.92) [IQOR = 0.63] [Equiv OR = 1.59] | 0.92** (0.86, 1.00) [IQOR = 0.79] [Equiv OR = 1.26] | 0.86*** (0.82, 0.90) [IQOR = 0.64] [Equiv OR = 1.56] |
Nagelkerke R2 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.12 |