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Table 2 Factors associated with professional help-seeking behavior (n = 226)

From: Health care seeking behavior for depression in Northeast Ethiopia: depression is not considered as illness by more than half of the participants

Variable

Professional help-seeking behavior

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Sex

 Female

43

86

2.73 (1.41, 5.29)

2.77 (1.28, 5.99)

 Male

15

82

1

1

Ever use of tobacco

 Yes

5

28

0.47 (0.17,1.29)

0.49 (0.13, 1.93)

 No

53

140

1

1

Current drinking of alcohol

 Yes

33

79

1.49 (0.82, 2.71)

2.74 (1.27, 5.94)

 No

25

89

1

1

Family history of mental illness

 Yes

5

6

2.55 (0.742, 8.69)

2.36 (0.52, 10.71)

 No

53

162

1

1

Co-morbid illness

 Yes

19

20

3.61 (1.75, 7.41)

4.49* (1.82, 11.07)

 No

39

148

1

1

Perception about depression

 Severe illness

36

64

2.66 (1.44, 4.92)

2.44 (1.20, 4.93)

 Benign illness

22

64

1

1

Social support

 Poor

20

57

1.24 (0.64, 2.40)

0.73 (0.321, 1.664)

 Intermediate

27

95

1

1

 Strong

11

16

2.42 (1.01, 5.83)

2.17 (0.75, 6.31)

Depression severity

 Mild

27

132

1

1

 Moderate

13

29

2.19 (1.01, 4.75)

2.54 (1.086, 5.93)

 Severe

18

7

12.57 (4.78, 33.03)

7.67**(2.69, 21.81)

  1. COR crude odds ratio, AOR adjusted odds ratio
  2. ** p value less than 0.001, * p value less than 0.01