Table 2.
Help-seeking behavior of people with depression or alcohol use disorder in the baseline and follow-up surveys
| Depression | AUDb | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Types of providers | Baseline (N = 228) n (%)a |
Follow-up (N = 118) n (%) |
Unadjusted Risk Ratio (95% CI) | P-value | Baseline N = 96) n (%) |
Follow-up (N = 74) n (%) |
Unadjusted Risk Ratio (95% CI) |
P-value |
| Receiving treatment in the past year from any providers (Follow-up) | 18 (8.5) | 13 (11.8) | 1.44 (0.68–3.06) | 0.337 | 5 (5.1) | 9 (10.3) | 2.52 (0.81–7.87) | 0.112 |
| Type of service providers | ||||||||
| Generalists (e.g. Doctors and PHC workers) (Follow-up) | 5 (1.8) | 4 (4.2) | 1.106 (0.28–3.94) | 0.933 | 2 (1.3) | 3 (3.2) | 3.97 (0.41–38.25) | 0.232 |
| Mental health specialists (e.g. psychiatrists, psychologists) (Follow-up) | 9 (3.6) | 8 (5.6) | 1.18 (0.45–3.05) | 0.738 | 0 | 1 (1.6) | – | – |
| Others (Traditional healers, religious leaders) (Follow-up) | 8 (4.2) | 5 (5.2) | 0.73 (0.25–2.19) | 0.580 | 4 (4.5) | 3 (3.6) | 0.99 (0.22–4.44) | 0.992 |
n non-weighted frequency
a %, sample weighted percent;
b includes both men and women