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Table 6 Predictors of stigma related barriers to receiving professional mental health care in univariate and multivariable linear regression (n = 239)

From: Mental distress, perceived need, and barriers to receive professional mental health care among university students in Ethiopia

Variables

Stigma related barriers

Univariate

Multivariable

Beta

95% CI

P-value

Beta

95% CI

P-value

Age

.17

.01, .10

.01

.10

−.02, .09

.19

Area of growing

 Urban (Ref.)

 

.42, .65

< 0.01

   

 Rural

.13

.00, .33

.05

.12

−.02, .32

.08

Level of study years

 First year

.02

−.32, .37

.89

.11

−.25, .54

.47

 Second year

−.002

−.36, .36

.99

.08

−.26, .50

.54

 Third Year

.13

−.18, .54

.32

.18

−.11, .63

.16

 Fourth Year

.24

.14, 1.01

.01

.24

.14, 1.02

.01

 Fifth Year (Ref.)

–

.19, .83

< 0.01

   

Family mental illness history

 No (Ref.)

–

.50, .67

< 0.01

   

 Yes

.13

.01, .57

.05

.09

−.09, −.48

.19

Substance use

 No (Ref.)

 

.49, .67

< 0.01

   

 Yes

.13

.00, .49

.05

.07

−.12, .39

.31

R2

 

0.10

  1. Note. Reference category for multivariable: β: −.45; 95% CI = −1.72 to .83; p = 0.49. Ref. refers to reference category for univariate regression analysis and CI Confidence Interval for β