From: Predicting intentions to seek help for depression among undergraduates in Sri Lanka
Predictor variable | Friend | Parent | Family | All types of informal help |
---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted OR (99% CI) | Adjusted OR (99% CI) | Adjusted OR (99% CI) | Adjusted OR (99% CI) | |
Gender (reference group: Male) | ||||
Female | 2.22*** (1.68, 2.94) | 1.51*** (1.23, 1.86) | ||
Faculty (reference group: Medicine) | ||||
Arts and Education | 0.61** (0.41, 0.92) [Equiv OR = 1.64] | 0.60** (0.41, 0.90) [Equiv OR = 1.67] | ||
Management and Finance | 0.65** (0.45, 0.96) [Equiv OR = 1.54] | 0.59** (0.38, 0.93) [Equiv OR = 1.69] | 0.46** (0.22, 0.97) [Equiv OR = 2.17] | 0.61** (0.42, 0.89) [Equiv OR = 1.64] |
Computer | 0.62** (0.40, 0.94) [Equiv OR = 1.61] | 0.66** (0.44, 0.98) [Equiv OR = 1.52] | ||
Year of study (reference group: 1st year) | ||||
3rd Year | 0.70** (0.49, 0.98) [Equiv OR = 1.43] | |||
Whether those who personally experienced problem sought help (reference group: help not sought) | ||||
Tried first but got help later | 1.74*** (1.25, 2.43) | 1.95*** (1.25, 3.05) | 1.83*** (1.33, 2.52) | |
Help sought | 1.91*** (1.28, 2.84) | 1.76*** (1.05, 2.98) | 1.94*** (1.32, 2.86) | |
Recognition of problem (reference group: not recognised) | ||||
Recognised using mental health-related labels (excluding the label “depression”) | 1.33** (1.02, 1.74) | |||
Stigma Scale Scores | ||||
Dangerous-Undesirable Scale | 0.95** (0.90, 1.00) [IQOR = 0.90] [Equiv OR = 1.11] | 0.93** (0.87, 0.99) [IQOR = 0.86] [Equiv OR = 1.16] | 0.94** (0.89, 0.98) [IQOR = 0.87] [Equiv OR = 1.15] | |
Social Distance Scale | 0.94*** (0.90, 0.97) [IQOR = 0.77] [Equiv OR = 1.30] | 0.96** (0.93,1.00) [IQOR = 0.86] [Equiv OR = 1.16] | ||
Nagelkerke R2 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.05 | 0.06 |