Help-seeking behaviour for depressive disorders among adult cardiovascular outpatient cardiac clinic Jimma University Teaching Hospital, Jimma, South-West Ethiopia: crosssectional study

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants and association with seeking any form of help, Jimma University Teaching hospital, Ethiopia December 2014

Factors	Frequency
Factors	Number (n = 339)	Percent
Sex
Male	159	46.9
Female	180	53.1
Age of the respondent
18–27	45	13.3
28–37	48	14.2
38–47	55	16.2
48–57	55	16.2
58–67	81	23.9
≥ 68	55	16.2
Occupation
Farmer	172	50.7
Unemployed	67	19.8
Housewife	29	8.6
Merchant	23	6.8
Employed	18	5.3
Daily laborer	8	2.4
Retired	13	3.8
Others^a	9	2.7
Income of the respondent (Birr)
< 900	84	24.8
900–2999	75	22.1
3000–9999	85	25.1
≥ 10,000	95	28.0
Marital status
Married	259	76.4
Others^b	80	23.6
Oromo	262	77.3
Ethnicity
Amhara	37	10.9
Yem	16	4.7
Gurage	8	2.4
Others^c	16	4.8
Religion
Muslim	255	75.2
Orthodox	71	20.9
Protestant	13	3.8
Attending place of worship
Daily	119	35.1
2–3 times per week	45	13.3
Once per week	150	44.2
Less than a week	25	7.3
Illiterate	180	53.1
Educational level
Able to read and write only	68	20.1
Formal education	91	26.8

Others^a = student, house servants others^b = single, divorced separated others^c = Tigra, Dawero, Welayeta and Kefa

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