Table 2.
Help-seeking behaviours of men and women with depression or suicidality, n = 247, 78 men and 169 women
| Total (n = 247) | Men (n = 78) | Women (n = 169) | p value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| 1. Help-seeking for emotional problems? | |||||||
| Yes | 150 | 60.7 | 43 | 55.1 | 107 | 63.3 | 0.262 |
| No | 97 | 39.3 | 35 | 44.9 | 62 | 36.7 | |
| Total (n = 150) | Men (n = 43) | Women (n = 107) | p value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. Seeking help in a health care unit? | |||||||
| To a health centre or district hospital | 38 | 25.3 | 8 | 18.6 | 30 | 28.0 | |
| To a district hospital to see mental health professional | 5 | 3.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 4 | 3.7 | |
| To a mental health clinic/mental hospital | 1 | 0.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.9 | |
| To a private clinic | 11 | 7.3 | 5 | 11.6 | 6 | 5.6 | |
| Visited at least one of the above health care units) | 54 | 36.0 | 13 | 30.2 | 41 | 38.3 | 0.236 |
| 3. Seeking help from others (other source of support)? | |||||||
| Wife/Partner | 11 | 7.3 | 2 | 4.7 | 9 | 8.4 | |
| Parent | 12 | 8.0 | 3 | 7.0 | 9 | 8.4 | |
| Other relative | 13 | 8.7 | 5 | 11.6 | 8 | 7.5 | |
| Friend | 36 | 24.0 | 10 | 23.3 | 26 | 24.3 | |
| Teacher | 2 | 1.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.9 | |
| Religious person | 9 | 6.0 | 4 | 9.3 | 5 | 4.7 | |
| Community health worker | 14 | 9.3 | 1 | 2.3 | 13 | 12.1 | |
| Traditional healer or traditional birth attendant | 10 | 6.7 | 3 | 7.0 | 7 | 6.5 | |
| Visited at least one of the above sources of support | 96 | 64.0 | 25 | 58.1 | 71 | 66.4 | 0.477 |
* p value signifies statistical difference between men and women