Table 4 Predictors of intending to engage in self-help/other strategies examined using simultaneous binary logistic regression (n = 3760)
From: Predicting intentions to seek help for depression among undergraduates in Sri Lanka
Predictor variable | Enjoyable/relaxing/physical activities or taking break | Using religious-oriented strategies | Dealing with educational difficulties | Understand problem/self-initiated effort to resolve it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Adjusted OR (99% CI) | Adjusted OR (99% CI) | Adjusted OR (99% CI) | Adjusted OR (99% CI) | |
Gender (reference group: Male) | ||||
Female | 1.73** (1.11, 2.70) | 1.72*** (1.17, 2.52) | ||
Faculty (reference group: Medicine) | ||||
Arts and Education | 0.39** (0.19, 0.79) [Equiv OR = 2.56] | |||
Year of study (reference group: 1st year) | ||||
5th Year (Medicine) | 0.22** (0.05, 0.96) [Equiv OR = 4.54] | |||
Whether those who personally experienced the problem sought help (reference group: help not sought) | ||||
Help sought | 0.55** (0.33, 0.90) [Equiv OR = 1.82] | 0.26** (0.09, 0.76) [Equiv OR = 3.85] | ||
Screening positive for Major Depression (reference group: No) | ||||
Yes | 0.55** (0.30, 1.00) [Equiv OR = 1.82] | |||
Recognition of problem (reference group: not recognised) | ||||
Recognised as depression | 1.78*** (1.20, 2.63) | 0.20*** (0.10, 0.39) [Equiv OR = 5.00] | ||
Recognised using mental health-related labels (excluding the label “depression”) | 1.44** (1.07, 1.92) | 0.47*** (0.34, 0.66) [Equiv OR = 2.13] | ||
Stigma Scale Scores | ||||
Weak-not-Sick Scale | 1.10** (1.02, 1.18) [IQOR = 1.33] | |||
Nagelkerke R2 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.09 | 0.04 |