Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study sample
Variables | Total Sample (n) % N (980) | Screened positive for mental distress (n) % N (339) | Participants with mental distress who have not received formal Mental Care % N (239) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | |||
 Male | 593 (60.5) | 176 (51.9) | 127 (53.1) |
 Female | 387 (39.5) | 163 (48.1) | 112 (46.9) |
Age | |||
 Mean | 21.53 | 21.21 | 21.22 |
 SD | 2.42 | 1.95 | 1.82 |
 Minimum | 17 | 18 | 18 |
 Maximum | 38 | 30 | 28 |
Religion | |||
 Christian Orthodox | 543 (55.4) | 241 (71.1) | 164 (68.6) |
 Christian Protestant | 330 (33.7) | 50 (17.7) | 46 (19.2) |
 Islam | 80 (8.2) | 30 (8.8) | 22 (9.2) |
 Christian Catholic | 8 (0.8) | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.8) |
 No religion | 8 (0.8) | 4 (1.2) | 3 (1.3) |
 Others | 11 (1.1) | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.8) |
Ethnicity | |||
 Amhara | 339 (34.6) | 164 (48.4) | 110 (46.0) |
 Oromo | 155 (15.8) | 58 (17.1) | 41 (17.2) |
 Wolaita | 205 (20.9) | 44 (13) | 35 (14.6) |
 Gurage | 80 (8.2) | 24 (7.1) | 15 (6.3) |
 Tigre | 24 (2.4) | 11 (3.2) | 8 (3.3) |
 Sidama | 58 (5.9) | 9 (2.7) | 7 (2.9) |
 Hadiya | 32 (3.3) | 8 (2.4) | 6 (2.5) |
 Gamogofa | 30 (3.1) | 8 (2.4) | 6 (2.5) |
 Others | 57 (5.7) | 13 (3.9) | 11 (4.6) |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 811 (82.8) | 268 (79.1) | 194 (81.2) |
 In a relation | 114 (11.6) | 50 (14.7) | 31 (13.0) |
 Married but not living together | 35 (3.6) | 11 (3.2) | 9 (3.8) |
 Divorced | 14 (1.4) | 7 (2.1) | 3 (1.3) |
 Married and living together | 6 (0.6) | 3 (0.9) | 2 (0.2) |
Residence | |||
 In Campus | 934 (95.3) | 320 (94.4) | 223 (93.3) |
 Off Campus | 20 (2) | 8 (2.4) | 7 (2.9) |
 Both | 26 (2.7) | 11 (3.2) | 9 (3.8) |
Area of growing | |||
 Urban | 536 (54.7) | 176 (51.9) | 127 (53.1) |
 Rural | 444 (45.3) | 163 (48.1) | 112 (46.9) |
Level of study year | |||
 First-year | 271 (27.7) | 117 (34.5) | 81 (33.9) |
 Second-year | 261 (26.6) | 85 (25.1) | 58 (24.3) |
 Third-year | 254 (25.9) | 84 (24.8 | 67 (28.0) |
 Fourth-year | 96 (9.8) | 28 (8.3) | 18 (7.5) |
 Fifth-year | 98 (10.0) | 25 (7.4) | 15 (6.3) |
Family history of mental illness | |||
 Yes | 67 (6.8) | 34 (10.0) | 22 (9.2) |
 No | 913 (93.2) | 305 (90.0) | 217 (90.8) |
Substance use | |||
 Yes | 58 (5.9) | 39 (11.5) | 31 (13.0) |
 No | 922 (94.1) | 300 (88.5) | 208 (87) |