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. 2025 Jan 3;11:e130. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2024.143

Table 2.

Descriptive statistics

Family history of mental illness
   Yes 14 (34%)
   No 27 (66%)
Referred to treatment
   Self 3 (7%)
   Family member 23 (63%)
   Health center 6 (15%)
   Religious leader 2 (5%)
First treatment
   Health center 19 (46%)
   Traditional healer 14 (34%)
   Religious leader 8 (20%)
Treatment facilities visited
   One 6 (15%)
   Two 12 (29%)
   Three or more 23 (56%)
Received treatment from a health center
   Yes 33 (81%)
   No 8 (19%)
Time before visiting a health center [days]
   Mean (SD) 1,143.0 (2,644.8)
   Median (min, max) 52.0 (1, 12,775)
Time before visiting any treatment [days]
   Mean (SD) 224.28 (616.2)
   Median (min, max) 7.0 (1, 3,650)
Treated with medication
   Yes 33 (81%)
   No 8 (20%)
Current treatment
   Medication 16 (39%)
   Herbs 4 (10%)
   Prayers 1 (2%)
   Combination 8 (20%)
   None 12 (29%)
Most effective treatment
   Medication 21 (51%)
   Herbs 8 (20%)
   Prayers 5 (12%)
   Combination 1 (2%)
   None 3 (7%)
   Unsure 3 (7%)