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Table 2 The association between demographic variables and Seeking professional mental health care

From: Pattern, barriers, and predictors of mental health care utilization among Egyptian undergraduates: a cross-sectional multi-centre study

Variables

Seeking professional mental health care

P value

Total

(N = 2207)

Yes (n) row %

(N = 247)

No (n) row %

(N = 1960)

 

Sex

   

0.02

Male

696

62 (8.9%)

634 (91.1%)

Female

1511

185 (12.2%)

1326 (87.8%)

Residence

   

< 0.0001

Urban

1296

172 (13.3%)

1124 (86.7%)

Rural

911

75 (8.2%)

836 (91.8%)

Faculty

   

0.708

Medial

1583

180 (11.4%)

1403 (88.6%)

Non-medical

624

67 (10.7%)

557 (89.3%)

University

   

0.279

Nile Delta Universities

1165

122 (10.5%)

1043 (89.5%)

Rest of Egypt

1042

125 (12%)

917 (88%)

Do you live alone

   

0.829

Yes

242

28 (11.6%)

214 (88.4%)

No

1965

219 (11.1%)

1746 (88.9%)

Marital Status

   

0.146

Single

2076

225 (10.8%)

1851 (89.2%)

Engaged

87

13 (14.9%)

47 (85.1%)

Married

40

8 (20%)

32 (80%)

Divorced

4

1 (25%)

3 (75%)

Father education level

   

0.001

Secondary or below

668

53 (7.9%)

615 (92.1%)

Above secondary

1539

194 (12.6%)

1345 (87.4%)

Mother education level

   

< 0.0001

Low or no education

854

67 (7.8%)

787 (92.2%)

High education

1353

180 (13.3%)

1173 (86.7%)

Family history of mental disorder

   

< 0.0001

Yes

1826

92 (24.1%)

289 (75.9%)

No

381

155 (8.5%)

1671 (91.5%)