Table 4.
Multivariable logistic regression of the determinant factors of medical help-seeking behavior of schizophrenia among Gondar Zuria district adults, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 423).
| Variables | Medical help | AOR (95%CI) | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes frequency (%) | No Frequency (%) | |||||
| Sex | Male | 179 (66.54) | 90 (33.46) | 1.03 (0.64,1.66) | 0.89 | |
| Female | 91 (59.09) | 63 (40.91) | 1 | |||
| Level of education | Illiterate | 43 (44.79) | 53 (55.21) | 1 | ||
| Primary | 39 (53.42) | 34 (46.58) | 0.52 (0.23,1.16) | 0.11 | ||
| Secondary | 77 (69.37) | 34 (30.63) | 0.90 (0.41,1.97) | 0.79 | ||
| Diploma | 58 (85.29) | 10 (14.71) | 2.40 (0.92,6.19) | 0.07 | ||
| BSc& above | 53 (70.67) | 22 (29.33) | 0.57 (0.19,1.72) | 0.32 | ||
| occupation | Farmer/housewife | 33 (39.29) | 51 (60.71) | 1 | ||
| Employee | 68 (74.73) | 23 (25.27) | 2.89 (0.98,8.52) | 0.06 | ||
| Student | 59 (74.22) | 33 (25.78) | 3.43 (1.44, 8.15) | <0.01∗ | ||
| Unemployed | 24 (80.00) | 6 (20.00) | 4.87 (1.4,16.40) | 0.01∗ | ||
| Merchant | 50 (55.56) | 40 (44.44) | 1.5 (0.72,3.20) | 0.27 | ||
| Biological cause | Yes | 211 (71.04) | 86 (28.96) | 1.70 (1.01,2.89) | 0.05∗ | |
| No | 59 (46.83) | 67 (53.17) | 1 | |||
| Religious cause | Yes | 151 (57.41) | 112 (42.59) | 0.48 (0.29,0.80) | <0.01∗ | |
| No | 119 (42.59) | 41 (25.62) | 1 | |||
| Social issue causes | Yes | 195 (69.15) | 87 (30.85) | 2.05 (1.29,3.25) | <0.01∗ | |
| No | 75 (53.19) | 66 (46.81) | 1 | |||
Note: ∗statistically significant at p value <0.05.