Table 2.
Reasons for not getting treatment among 4,315 adult South Africans with any 12-month mental disorder who perceived a need for treatmenta
| Severity of mental disorder |
Chi square comparison |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any (N=38) |
Severe (N=17) |
Moderate (N=17) |
Mild (N=4) |
Across all groups (df=2) |
Severe vs. moderate (df=1) |
Moderate vs. mild (df=1) |
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| Reason | N | % | SE | N | % | SE | N | % | SE | N | % | SE | χ 2 | p | χ 2 | p | χ 2 | p |
| Structural barrier | ||||||||||||||||||
| Any | 14 | 34 | 8.7 | 6 | 22 | 8.6 | 6 | 43 | 11.6 | 2 | 51 | 35.3 | 2.5 | .297 | 2.0 | .162 | .0 | .836 |
| Financial | 11 | 28 | 8.4 | 6 | 22 | 8.6 | 4 | 32 | 11.8 | 1 | 33 | 34.2 | .5 | .764 | .5 | .496 | .0 | .969 |
| Service availability | 8 | 20 | 7.4 | 2 | 7 | 4.8 | 4 | 25 | 13.6 | 2 | 51 | 35.3 | 2.7 | .270 | 1.5 | .230 | .4 | .507 |
| Transportation | 7 | 14 | 6.3 | 3 | 11 | 6.0 | 2 | 6 | 4.8 | 2 | 51 | 35.3 | 1.6 | .463 | .3 | .570 | 1.4 | .235 |
| Attitudinal barrier | ||||||||||||||||||
| Any | 38 | 100 | .0 | 17 | 100 | .0 | 17 | 100 | .0 | 4 | 100 | .0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wanted to handle on my own | 13 | 32 | 7.5 | 3 | 10 | 5.6 | 8 | 53 | 11.7 | 2 | 51 | 35.3 | 6.0 | .056 | 5.2 | .026 | .0 | .959 |
| Perceived ineffectiveness | 13 | 30 | 7.9 | 3 | 9 | 5.4 | 7 | 37 | 17.1 | 3 | 84 | 13.8 | 28.5 | <.001 | 2.7 | .104 | 4.6 | .037 |
| Stigma | 3 | 9 | 5.3 | 2 | 7 | 5.1 | 1 | 14 | 10.8 | 0 | — | .0 | 2.8 | .252 | .3 | .597 | 1.4 | .238 |
| Thought I would get better | 32 | 82 | 6.5 | 14 | 83 | 9.4 | 14 | 76 | 10.6 | 4 | 100 | .0 | 6.8 | .040 | .3 | .607 | 4.1 | .047 |
| Problem was not severe | 22 | 61 | 7.7 | 12 | 83 | 7.4 | 9 | 50 | 13.2 | 1 | 16 | 13.8 | 22.2 | <.001 | 3.1 | .082 | 4.3 | .043 |
a
Percentages were weighted to adjust for differences in selection probabilities, differential nonresponse, oversampling of cases, and residual differences on sociodemographic variables between the sample and the population.