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Table 3 Sociodemographic correlates of correct recognition of mental disorders by the vignettes

From: Recognition of mental disorders among a multiracial population in Southeast Asia

 

Alcohol abuse

Dementia

Depression

OCD

Schizophrenia

 

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95 % CI

 

p value

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p value

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95 % CI

 

p value

OR

95 % CI

 

p value

OR

95 % CI

 

p value

Age group

                    

 18 to 34 years

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

 35 to 49 years

1.1

0.6

2.3

0.729

2

0.9

4.2

0.077

0.6

0.3

1.2

0.149

0.5

0.2

1

0.058

0.9

0.3

2.5

0.887

 50 to 65 years

1.6

0.7

3.5

0.28

1.02

0.4

2.5

0.973

0.8

0.4

1.8

0.607

0.2

0.1

0.7

0.008

0.9

0.3

2.7

0.872

Gender

                    

 Male

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

 Female

0.7

0.4

1.2

0.163

1.2

0.7

2.1

0.565

2.1

1.2

3.6

0.009

2.9

1.5

5.6

0.002

1.4

0.6

2.9

0.41

Ethnicity

                    

 Chinese

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

 Indian

1.1

0.6

1.8

0.842

0.1

0.1

0.2

<0.001

0.6

0.4

0.9

0.025

0.6

0.3

1.1

0.1

0.8

0.4

1.6

0.504

 Malay

1.2

0.8

2

0.367

0.3

0.2

0.4

<0.001

1.0

0.6

1.6

0.994

1.3

0.7

2.3

0.449

0.6

0.3

1.4

0.229

 Others

9.2

1.3

64.4

0.026

0.1

0.03

0.7

0.014

0.5

0.1

3.6

0.484

10.5

1.5

75.3

0.02

0.9

0.1

8.3

0.96

Marital status

                    

 Married

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

 Never married

2.4

1.2

4.7

0.013

0.8

0.4

1.6

0.489

1.5

0.8

2.9

0.225

1.5

0.7

3.5

0.298

0.8

0.3

2.1

0.681

 Others*

1.5

0.4

4.8

0.543

0.2

0.1

0.9

0.028

1.5

0.5

4.3

0.488

0.5

0.1

2.4

0.402

1.4

0.3

7.1

0.662

Education

                    

 University

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

 6 years of education or below

0.1

0.03

0.2

<0.001

0.1

0.03

0.3

<0.001

0.2

0.1

0.7

0.009

0.1

0.01

0.4

0.004

0.3

0.04

2.6

0.28

 Secondary

0.3

0.1

0.6

0.001

0.2

0.1

0.6

0.001

0.7

0.3

1.5

0.358

0.04

0.01

0.2

<0.001

0.6

0.2

1.9

0.418

 A Level, polytechnic & other diploma

0.4

0.2

0.8

0.017

0.2

0.1

0.4

<0.001

0.6

0.3

1.1

0.112

0.4

0.2

0.9

0.034

1.1

0.4

3

0.792

Employment status

                    

 Employed

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

 Housewife

0.9

0.4

2.4

0.878

0.6

0.2

2

0.385

0.7

0.2

1.8

0.431

3.1

0.6

15.8

0.165

1.2

0.3

4.9

0.833

 Retired

0.6

0.1

2.6

0.465

1.6

0.3

10.2

0.612

0.3

0.1

1.6

0.166

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

.

 Student

1.0

0.3

4.2

0.961

2.5

0.8

8.4

0.128

2.6

0.7

9.6

0.141

2.1

0.6

6.8

0.224

1

0.1

7.8

0.988

 Unemployed

0.8

0.2

3

0.704

1.2

0.3

4.4

0.791

2.2

0.5

9.7

0.31

3.4

0.7

15.4

0.117

1.6

0.4

7.6

0.529

Income

                    

 <SGD2000

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

1

   

 SGD2000-5999

1.0

0.5

1.8

0.995

0.8

0.4

1.6

0.53

1.1

0.6

2.2

0.689

1.4

0.6

3.1

0.439

0.7

0.3

1.8

0.452

 SGD6000 & above

1.9

0.6

6.4

0.291

1.1

0.4

3

0.935

1.5

0.5

4.3

0.496

2.1

0.5

8.3

0.279

1.7

0.4

6.8

0.478

  1. Others* - Divorced, Separated and Widowed
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