Table 1.

Multivariate logistic regression models of perceived need for help with mental health problems and use of services among students at a two-year follow-up

	Perceived need for helpa				Any mental health service useb
Variable	OR	95% CI	t	p	OR	95% CI	t	p
Perceived stigma at baseline (reference: none perceived)	1.00	.93–1.08	.09	.926	1.01	.93–1.09	.15	.878
Age (reference: 18–22)
23–25	1.00	.65–1.54	0.00	.996	1.61	.93–2.78	1.70	.089
26–30	1.04	.66–1.64	.15	.877	2.56	1.36–4.82	2.90	.004
{greater/equal}31	1.62	.92–2.85	1.68	.093	2.61	1.26–5.42	2.57	.01
Female (reference: male)	2.60	1.84–3.68	5.41	<.001	1.41	.89–2.22	1.48	.139
Race–ethnicity (reference: white)
Black	.73	.30–1.76	–.70	.486	.44	.15–1.30	–1.49	.137
Hispanic or Latino	1.28	.45–3.66	.47	.641	2.59	.91–7.42	1.78	.076
Asian or Pacific Islander	.64	.37–1.10	–1.62	.105	.59	.30–1.14	–1.58	.115
Other	.86	.48–1.56	–.48	.631	.96	.42–2.16	–.09	.93
International student (reference: U.S. student)	.52	.27–.99	–2.00	.046	.37	.16–.85	–2.33	.02
PHQ depression scorec	1.21	1.15–1.26	7.79	<.001	1.03	.98–1.08	1.20	.232
Family's financial situation when the student was growing up (reference: well to do)
Comfortable	.88	.54–1.43	–.52	.605	.52	.28–.97	–2.05	.04
Enough, not many extras; or poor, not enough to get by	.89	.51–1.56	–.4	.691	.35	.17–.70	–2.95	.003
Perceived need for help (reference: none perceived)	—	—	—	—	35.74	16.27–78.50	8.91	<.001

^aComplete data available for 732 students (df=731)

^bComplete data available for 726 students (df=725)

^cPatient Health Questionnaire