Table 3.

Illness/function and lifetime treatment variables by urban, rural and urban v. rural comparison

	Urban (n = 96)	Rural (n = 297)	Statistic
			t (d.f.)	χ2 (d.f.)	P
Duration of illness, years: mean (s.d.)	13.5 (11.7)	11.4 (10.7)	1.58 (355)		0.11
Global Assessment of Functioning score, mean (s.d.)	47.0 (16.2)	45.3 (15.0)	0.93 (390)		0.35
Age at onset, years: mean (s.d.)	31.2 (11.2)	31.6 (11.7)	−0.30 (355)		0.76
Diagnosis, n (%)					0.10a
Schizophrenia	86 (89.6)	240 (80.8)
Psychotic disorder not otherwise specified	1 (1.0)	23 (7.7)
Delusional disorder	5 (5.2)	10 (3.4)
Schizoaffective disorder	2 (2.1)	11 (3.7)
Schizophreniform disorder	2 (2.1)	10 (3.4)
Brief psychotic disorder	0 (0.0)	3 (1.0)
Prior treatment-seeking for psychological problems (3 categories), n (%)				13.60 (2)	0.0011
In-patient admission	62 (64.6)	130 (43.8)
Only out-patient treatment	12 (12.5)	77 (25.9)
Never treated	22 (22.9)	90 (30.3)
Prior treatment-seeking for psychological problems (detailed categories), n (%)
In-patient admission	62 (64.6)	130 (43.8)			0.03a
Only out-patient treatment
Out-patient psychiatrist	8 (8.3)	50 (16.8)
Out-patient general Western medicine doctor	3 (3.1)	20 (6.7)
Out-patient traditional Chinese medicine doctor	0 (0.0)	5 (1.7)
Shaman	1 (1.0)	2 (0.7)
Never treated
Only sought help from friends or colleagues	0 (0.0)	4 (1.4)
Only sought help from relatives	0 (0.0)	2 (0.7)
Never sought help	22 (22.9)	84 (28.3)

^aFisher’s exact test.