Table 1 Patient socio-demographics by time to the first MH visit
From: Factors that influence access to mental health services in South-Eastern Europe
| Measure | Total | Duration to the first MH visit | P < * | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than 3 months | 3 months to 1 year | More than 1 year | |||
| Sample | |||||
| N | 400 | 205 | 70 | 88 | |
| % | 100% | 51.3% | 17.5% | 22% | |
| Gender | 0.577 | ||||
| Female | 67.3% | 69.8% | 55.7% | 72.7% | |
| Male | 32.8% | 30.2% | 44.3% | 27.3% | |
| Age | 0.516 | ||||
| 18–30 | 14.3% | 12.7% | 15.7% | 9.1% | |
| 31–40 | 15.3% | 13.7% | 28.6% | 6.8% | |
| 41–50 | 22.3% | 20.5% | 24.3% | 21.6% | |
| 51–60 | 34.3% | 36.1% | 20.0% | 53.4% | |
| > 60 | 14% | 17.1% | 11.4% | 9.1% | |
| Marital status | 0.683 | ||||
| Single | 22.1% | 18.5% | 28.6% | 17.0% | |
| Married | 61.4% | 62.4% | 58.6% | 64.8% | |
| Other | 16.5% | 19.0% | 12.9% | 18.2% | |
| Economic status | 0.240 | ||||
| High | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 4.5% | |
| Average | 77% | 72.2% | 80.0% | 80.7% | |
| Poor | 18.2% | 23.9% | 14.3% | 14.8% | |
| Who suggested consultation | 0.008 | ||||
| Patient | 39.3% | 44.4% | 28.6% | 44.3% | |
| Family | 49.3% | 44.9% | 60.0% | 38.6% | |
| Doctor | 11.4% | 10.7% | 11.4% | 17.0% | |
| Diagnosis | 0.000 | ||||
| Mood disorder | 51.3% | 50.2% | 47.1% | 60.2% | |
| Neurotic disorder | 19% | 20.5% | 24.3% | 5.7% | |
| Psychotic disorder | 12% | 11.7% | 11.4% | 12.5% | |
| Alcohol dependency | 7% | 2.9% | 7.1% | 19.3% | |
| Organic mental disorder | 5.7% | 9.8% | 1.4% | 2.3% | |
| Other mental disorder | 5% | 4.9% | 8.6% | 0.00% | |