TABLE 1.
DESCRIPTION OF PARTICIPANT DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS, MENTAL HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOURS AND DSM-IV DIANOSIS IN A NATIONALLY REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF SOUTH AFRICAN ADULTS (N = 3651)
| Total Sample % N= 3651 |
Individuals with any DSM-IV disorder (%) |
Individuals with no DSM-IV disorder(%) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Age: 18–29 | 39.1 | 36.5 | 40.3 |
| 30–39 | 22.1 | 23.3 | 21.5 |
| 40–49 | 18.1 | 20.8 | 16.8 |
| 50+ | 20.7 | 19.3 | 21.4 |
| Sex: Male | 46.3 | 47.4 | 45.8 |
| Race: Black | 76.2 | 75.2 | 76.7 |
| Coloured | 10.4 | 12.0 | 9.7 |
| White | 10.0 | 9.7 | 10.1 |
| Indian/Asian | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 |
| Currently married | 50.1 | 49.7 | 50.3 |
| Location: Rural | 38.4 | 35.8 | 39.6 |
| Urban | 61.6 | 64.2 | 60.4 |
| Employed: Yes | 31.0 | 33.9 | 29.7 |
| No | 69.0 | 66.1 | 70.3 |
| Education: 0-Gr11 | 59.7 | 59.2 | 59.9 |
| High school + | 40.3 | 40.8 | 40.1 |
| Traumatic Life events (0) | 35.0 | 24.8 | 39.9 |
| 1–2 | 39.5 | 40.6 | 39.1 |
| 3–4 | 17.3 | 22.6 | 14.8 |
| 25+ | 8.1 | 12.0 | 6.3 |
| DSM-IV diagnoses | |||
| Any Disorder | 31.9 | 100.0 | - |
| Any Anxiety Disorders | 16.1 | 50.5 | - |
| Any Mood Disorder | 11.9 | 37.1 | - |
| Any Substance Disorder | 13.3 | 41.6 | - |
| Mental health seeking | |||
| No form of health care | 72.2 | 61.5 | 77.3 |
| Any form of health care* | 27.8 | 38.5 | 22.7 |
| Western Medicine |