Table 2.
Knowledge of the Participants about Depression (n = 400).
| Items | Scales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | Do not know | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | MS | |
| Have you ever heard about depression? | 382 (95.5) | 16 (4) | 2 (0.5) | 1.92 |
| Patients with depression can breakdown at anytime | 13 (3.3) | 16 (4) | 371 (92.8) | 0.99 |
| Patients with depression are dangerous to themselves and others | 27 (6.8) | 163 (40.8) | 210 (52.5) | 0.66 |
| Depression can lead to suicide or suicide attempts | 11 (2.8) | 3 (0.8) | 386 (96.5) | 1.02 |
| Depression can be treated with pharmacological methods and psychotherapy | 27 (6.8) | 17 (4.3) | 356 (89) | 1.03 |
| Depression is best managed by traditional doctors/healers | 83 (20.8) | 294 (73.5) | 23 (5.8) | 1.53 |
| Depression respond better to traditional remedies than orthodox treatment most of the time | 94 (23.5) | 283 (70.8) | 23 (5.8) | 1.47 |
| Amitriptyline is an anti-depressant drug | 67 (16.8) | 11 (2.8) | 322 (80.5) | 1.14 |
| Methotrexate is an anti-depressant drug | 56 (14) | 322 (83) | 12 (3) | 1.69 |
| Fluoxetine is an anti-depressant drug | 58 (14.5) | 12 (3) | 330 (82.5) | 1.65 |
| Carbamazepine is an anti-depressant drug | 57 (14.2) | 287 (71.8) | 56 (14) | 1.58 |