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Table 7 Help Sources with depressed cardiovascular patients actually seek help on the past 2 week for their depression, Jimma University, Ethiopia, December 2014

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

Help source

Frequency

%

Informal help source

 Traditional healer

47

27.3%

 Relatives

25

14.2%

 Husband/wife/intimate partner

30

17.0%

 Minister/religious leader

30

17.0%

 Neighbor

13

7.4%

 Parent

10

5.7%

 Total

156

88.6%

Formal help source

 Mental health professional

3

1.8%

 Doctor/GP or other health

17

9.6%

 Professional

20

11.4%

 Total

  
  1. The total number of help sought greater than sample of patients (65) who had sought help for their depression because of multiple responses given by the participants