Table 5 Recommended source of help for ‘depressed’ vignette
From: Mental health literacy: what do Nigerian adolescents know about depression?
Help source | Total N (%) | Male N (%) | Female N (%) | X2 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital/med practitioners | 20 (7.3) | 7 (5.0) | 13 (9.7) | 2.28 | 0.131 |
Counsellor | 66 (24.0) | 34 (24.1) | 32 (23.9) | 0.02 | 0.964 |
Family | 89 (32.4) | 45 (31.9) | 44 (32.8) | 0.27 | 0.870 |
Friends | 80 (29.1) | 29 (20.6) | 51 (38.1) | 10.19* | 0.001 |
Teacher | 29 (10.5) | 9 (6.4) | 20 (14.9) | 5.32* | 0.021 |
Psychologist/Psychiatrist | 4 (1.5) | 1 (0.7) | 3 (2.2) | 1.12 | 0.292 |
Pastor | 5 (1.8) | 4 (2.9) | 1 (0.7) | 1.703 | 0.192 |
God | 15 (5.4) | 10 (7.0) | 5 (3.7) | 1.44 | 0.231 |