Table 1:
Sociodemographic and clinical variables
| Parameter | Overall (N=239) (n, %) | Psychological illness | Physical illness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (n=57) | No (n=182) | Yes (n=33) | No (n=205) | |||
| Source of referral* | Newspaper/television/radio | 118 (49.3) | 23 (40.4) | 95 (52.2) | 18 (54.5) | 99 (48.3) |
| Social network | 68 (28.5) | 21(36.8) | 47 (25.8) | 7 (21.1) | 61 (29.8) | |
| Relatives/friends | 17 (7.1) | 5 (8.8) | 12 (6.6) | 2 (6.1) | 15 (7.3) | |
| Assam Police | 35 (14.6) | 8 (14) | 27 (14.8) | 6 (18.2) | 29 (14.1) | |
| Age (years) | 0–18 | 4 (1.67) | 1 (1.8) | 3 (1.6) | 0 | 4 (2) |
| 19–35 | 159 (66.5) | 35 (61.4) | 124 (68.1) | 15 (45.5) | 143 (69.8) | |
| 36–55 | 62 (25.9) | 19 (33.3) | 43 (23.6) | 10 (30.3) | 52 (25.4) | |
| >55 | 14 (5.85) | 2 (3.5) | 12 (6.6) | 8 (24.2) | 6 (2.9) | |
| Sex | Man | 189 (79.07) | 33 (57.9) | 156 (85.7) | 25 (75.8) | 164 (80) |
| Woman | 50 (20.9) | 24 (42.1) | 26 (14.3) | 8 (24.2) | 41 (20) | |
| Marital status | Single | 112 (46.86) | 30 (52.6) | 82 (45) | 14 (42.4) | 98 (47.8) |
| Married | 125 (52.3) | 25 (43.9) | 100 (59.4) | 18 (54.5) | 106 (51.7) | |
| Divorced | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | |
| Widower | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.8) | 0 | 1 (3) | 0 | |
| Education | Up to 10th standard | 64 (26.77) | 13 (22.8) | 51 (28) | 5 (15.2) | 59 (28.8) |
| 12th standard | 61 (25.52) | 11 (19.3) | 50 (27.5) | 8 (24.2) | 53 (25.9) | |
| Graduate | 74 (30.96) | 21 (36.8) | 53 (29.1) | 14 (42.4) | 60 (29.3) | |
| Post-graduation and above | 28 (11.71) | 11 (19.3) | 17 (9.3) | 5 (15.2) | 22 (10.7) | |
| Others | 11 (4.6) | 11 (6) | 1 (3) | 10 (4.9) | ||
| Illiterate | 1 (0.4) | 1 (1.8) | 0 | 0 | 1 (0.5) | |
| Place# | Upper Assam | 32 (13.38) | 8 (14) | 24 (13.2) | 9 (27.3) | 23 (11.2) |
| Lower Assam | 54 (22.59) | 12 (21.1) | 42 (23.1) | 10 (30.3) | 44 (21.5) | |
| Central Assam | 92 (38.49) | 28 (49.1) | 64 (35.2) | 10 (30.3) | 82 (40) | |
| Outside Assam | 42 (17.57) | 4 (7) | 38 (20.9) | 3 (9.1) | 39 (19) | |
| South Assam | 17 (7.11) | 3 (5.3) | 14(7.7) | 1 (3) | 16 (17.8) | |
| Status | Called for self | 177 (74.05) | 35 (61.4) | 142 (78) | 21 (63.6) | 156 (76.1) |
| Called for others | 61 (25.52) | 21 (36.8) | 40 (22) | 12 (36.4) | 49 (23.9) | |
*
n=238,
#
n=237