Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with help-seeking for a mental health problem as measured by ‘Recent contact with a doctor’, ‘Use of mental health services in the last year’ and ‘Antidepressants currently prescribed’
|  | Recent contact with a doctor (n = 4086) | Use of mental health services (n = 4087) | Antidepressants currently prescribed (n = 4087) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Predictors | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value | OR (95% CI) | P-value |
GHQ-12 Score | 2.25***(1.61, 3.16) | < 0.001 | 1.08***(0.91, 1.28) | < 0.001 | 1.17*** (0.98, 1.39) | < 0.001 |
CAMI-12 Score | 1.00 (0.98, 1.02) | 0.57 | 1.00 (0.99, 1.01) | 0.42 | 1.01** (1.00, 1.02) | 0.008 |
Gender | ||||||
Female | 0.76 (0.39, 1.5) | 0.43 | 1 (0.75, 1.32) | 0.97 | 1.87*** (1.42, 2.45) | < 0.001 |
Male (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Age | ||||||
16–24 | 0.92 (0.25–3.39) | 0.9 | 0.72 (0.4, 1.28) | 0.27 | 0.09*** (0.03, 0.24) | < 0.001 |
25–44 | 1.73 (0.65, 4.64) | 0.27 | 1.24 (0.81, 1.9) | 0.31 | 1.12 (0.75, 1.65) | 0.57 |
45–64 | 1.21 (047, 3.11) | 0.68 | 0.87 (0.6, 1.26) | 0.45 | 1.27 (0.92, 1.74) | 0.14 |
65+ (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Black | 3.2*** (8.32, 1.23) | < 0.001 | 1.18 (0.46, 3.01) | 0.69 | 0.45 (0.14, 1.47) | 0.19 |
Asian | 3.91*** (1.22, 1.25) | < 0.001 | 1.05 (0.42, 2.61) | 0.92 | 0.21** (0.07, 0.58) | 0.003 |
Mixed | 7.8*** (2.03, 3) | < 0.001 | 0.91 (0.2, 3.98) | 0.86 | 0.36 (0.05, 2.39) | 0.29 |
Other | 8.56*** (2.46, 2.98) | < 0.001 | 0.74 (0.14, 3.69) | 0.62 | 3.33*** (1.13, 9.81) | < 0.001 |
White (ref) | – | – | – |  | – |  |
Educational qualification | ||||||
NVQ4/NVQ5/Degree/ or equivalent | 1.34 (0.4, 4.48) | 0.63 | 1.25 (0.8, 2) | 0.33 | 0.47**(0.3, 0.73) | 0.001 |
Higher ed. below degree (inc. A level) | 2.24 (0.87, 5.77) | 0.09 | 1.26 (0.84, 1.87) | 0.24 | 0.53** (0.36, 0.76) | 0.001 |
NVQ2/GCE O Level /NVQ1/CSE other grade | 0.89 (0.33, 2.41) | 0.82 | 1.01 (0.66, 1.56) | 0.92 | 0.7 (0.49, 1) | 0.05 |
None (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Employment status | ||||||
In work | 1.09 (0.43, 2.75) | 0.84 | 0.48*** (0.32, 0.71) | < 0.001 | 0.58** (0.43, 0.79) | 0.001 |
Not in work (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Equivalised income | ||||||
Highest Quintile | 0.7 (0.21, 2.26) | 0.55 | 0.87 (0.5, 1.55) | 0.66 | 0.77 (0.l5, 1.17) | 0.23 |
Second Highest Quintile | 0.31 (0.08, 1.2) | 0.09 | 0.87 (0.5, 1.5) | 0.62 | 0.91 (0.6, 1.35) | 0.64 |
Middle Quintile | 0.46 (0.15, 1.42) | 0.18 | 1.01 (0.6, 1.7) | 0.93 | 0.87 (0.6, 1.27) | 0.48 0.17 |
Second lowest Quintile | 1.03 (0.4, 2.65) | 0.95 | 1.07 (0.67, 1.7) | 0.75 | 1.29 (0.9, 1.88) | |
Lowest Quintile (ref) | – |  | – | – | – | – |
Familiarity with mental illness | ||||||
Self | 7.48** (2.28, 24.54) | 0.001 | 2.78*** (1.64, 4.71) | < 0.001 | 10.94*** (6.78, 17.65) | < 0.001 |
Other | 2.65* (1.01, 6.98) | 0.04 | 0.11 (−0.18, 0.42) | 0.44 | 2.67*** (1.9, 3.75) | < 0.001 |
None (ref) | – | – | – | – | – | – |