Table 5.

Experience of help-seeking towards suicidal ideation among the participants.

Characteristics		Number (n)	Percentage
Did you seek help from anyone when you have thoughts of suicide? (n = 430)	Yes	48	11.3
	No	382	88.7
Do you know which type of health professional(s) you have seen? (n = 48)	Doctor	21	43.7
	Psychiatrist	18	37.5
	Other (Nurse, Ayurved)	9	11.2
How helpful was the visit to the health professionals? (n = 48)	Extremely helpful	28	58.3
	Helpful	8	16.6
	Neutral	6	12.5
	Unhelpful	4	0.8
	Extremely unhelpful	2	0.4