Table 2.
Conditional and cumulative probabilities of PTSD treatment being perceived as helpful after each professional seen, among respondents with lifetime DSM-IV PTSD who obtained treatment
| I. Conditional probabilities | II. Cumulative probabilitties | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | High-income countries | Low/middle-income countries | All (n=779) | High-income countries (n=726) | Low/middle-income countries (n=53) | ||||||||||
| % | (SE) | (n) | % | (SE) | (n) | % | (SE) | (n) | % | (SE) | % | (SE) | % | (SE) | |
| Number of professionals seen after which treatment was perceived as helpful | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 24.0 | (2.3) | (779) | 23.8 | (2.4) | (726) | 27.7 | (2.4) | (53) | 24.0 | (2.3) | 23.8 | (2.4) | 27.7 | (2.4) |
| 2 | 32.7 | (2.8) | (417) | 33.2 | (2.9) | (395) | 19.4 | (6.0) | (22) | 48.8 | (2.8) | 49.1 | (2.9) | 41.7 | 10.2 |
| 3 | 31.4 | (3.7) | (198) | 32.5 | (3.9) | (183) | 12.0 | (1.1) | (15) | 64.9 | (2.9) | 65.6 | (3.0) | 48.7 | 10.9 |
| 4 | 30.1 | (7.9) | (97) | 30.4 | (8.1) | (93) | 21.0 | (16.6) | (4) | 75.5 | (2.9) | 76.1 | (2.9) | 59.5 | 15.2 |
| 5 | 22.7 | (5.8) | (57) | 23.2 | (6.0) | (55) | 0.0 | (0.0) | (2) | 81.1 | (2.8) | 81.6 | (2.7) | 59.5 | 15.2 |
| 6 | 24.8 | (7.0) | (40) | 25.5 | (7.2) | (38) | 0.0 | (0.0) | (2) | 85.7 | (2.6) | 86.3 | (2.6) | 59.5 | 15.2 |
Abbreviations: PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SE, standard error.