Table 2 Percentage (and 95% CI) of respondents rating person, first-aid support and interventions that are “helpful” for Linh’s problem
From: Mental health literacy: knowledge of depression among undergraduate students in Hanoi, Vietnam
Recognize depression (group 1) (n = 112) | Not recognize depression (group 2) (n = 238) | Total (n = 350) | |
|---|---|---|---|
% 95% CI | % 95% CI | % | |
Person | |||
Counselor | 91.9 (85.1–95.8) | 84.0 (78.7–88.1) | 86.6 |
Psychologist | 90.1 (82.9–94.5) | 86.1 (81.0–89.9) | 87.4 |
Close family member | 85.7 (77.8–91.1) | 88.2 (83.4–91.7) | 87.4 |
Close friend | 85.7 (77.8–91.1) | 87.8 (82.9–91.4) | 87.1 |
Mental health professional | 68.7 (59.4–76.7) | 62.1 (55.8–68.1) | 64.3 |
General practitioner/family doctor | 55.3 (45.9–64.4) | 49.5 (43.2–55.9) | 51.4 |
Helpline | 54.4 (45.0–63.5) | 50.8 (44.4–57.1) | 52.0 |
Psychiatrist | 54.4 (45.0–63.5) | 46.6 (40.3–53.0) | 49.1 |
Teacher | 47.3 (38.1–56.6) | 44.9 (38.7–51.3) | 45.7 |
Dealing with her problem on her own | 20.5 (13.9–29.1) | 23.1 (18.1–28.9) | 22.3 |
First-aid support | |||
Listen to her problem in an understanding way | 97.3 (91.8–99.1) | 95.7 (92.3–97.7) | 96.3 |
Encourage her to be more physically active | 86.6 (78.8–91.8) | 81.5 (76.0–85.9) | 81.3 |
Suggest her seek professional help | 73.2 (64.1–80.6) | 66.3 (60.1–72.1) | 68.9 |
Make an appointment for her to see the GP | 69.6 (60.3–77.5) | 63.0 (56.6–68.9) | 65.1 |
Rally friends to cheer her up | 66.0 (56.6–74.3) | 66.8 (60.5–72.5) | 66.3 |
Suggest she have a few drinks to forget about her problems | 57.1 (47.6–66.0) | 67.2 (60.9–72.9) | 64.4 |
Keep her busy to keep her mind off the problems | 25.0 (17.7–33.9) | 23.1 (18.1–28.9) | 23.7 |
Ignoring her until she gets over it* | 2.67 (0.85–8.10) | 5.88 (3.5–9.72) | 4.9 |
Talk to her firmly about getting her act together | 1.78 (0.43–6.99) | 1.26 (0.40–3.86) | 1.4 |
Interventions | |||
Learning how to relax | 92.8 (86.2–96.4) | 94.9 (91.2–97.1) | 94.3 |
Becoming more physically active | 86.6 (78.8–91.8) | 77.1 (71.5–82.2) | 80.3 |
Receiving counselling | 82.1 (73.7–88.2) | 76.4 (70.6–81.4) | 78.3 |
Getting up early each morning to do exercise | 72.3 (63.1–79.9) | 67.6 (61.3–73.3) | 69.1 |
Going to a local mental health service | 63.3 (53.9–0.71) | 51.2 (44.8–57.6) | 55.1 |
Reading a self-help book on the problem | 57.1 (47.6–66.0) | 59.2 (52.8–65.3) | 58.6 |
Looking up a website giving information about the problem | 55.3 (45.9–64.4) | 56.3 (49.8–62.5) | 56.0 |
Joining a group of people who have similar problems*** | 45.5 (36.4–54.9) | 49.1 (42.8–55.5) | 48.0 |
Being admitted to hospital for psychiatric services* | 32.1 (24.0–41.4) | 26.4 (21.2–32.4) | 28.3 |
Getting acupuncture | 19.6 (13.2–28.1) | 15.9 (11.8–21.2) | 17.1 |
Using alcohol to relax | 7.14 (3.57–13.7) | 7.14 (4.47–11.2) | 7.1 |
Smoking to relax | 3.57 (1.32–9.25) | 5.46 (3.18–9.21) | 4.9 |