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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%

 
  1. * < 0.05 for differences by duration of the delay to the first visit