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Table 8 Multivariate logistic regression of factors associated with help seeking behavior for depression among cardiovascular patient with current depression JUTH, Jimma Southwest 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

Factors

Help seeking

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

yes

No

Occupation

 Unemployed

10 (18.2%)

45 (81.8%)

Ref

Ref

 Employed

7 (38.9%)

11 (61.1%)

2.86 (0.89–9.22)

2.07 (0.39–10.87)

 Farmer

41 (42.7%)

55 (57.3%)

3.35 (1.51–7.43)

4.24 (1.30–13.78)

 Othersa

7 (26.9%)

19 (73.1%)

1.66 (0.55–5.00)

0.40 (0.08–1.96)

Educational level

 Illiterate

35 (32.7%)

72 (67.3%)

2.52 (0.84–7.53)

2.52 (0.84–7.53)

 Read and write only

11 (23.9%)

35 (76.1%)

Ref

Ref

 Formal education

19 (45.2%)

23 (54.8%)

7.59 (2.13–27.11)

7.59 (2.13–27.11)

MI in the family

 Yes

28 (65.1%)

15 (34.9%)

5.8 (2.8–12.02)

7.33 (2.72–19.8)

 No

37 (24.3%)

115 (75.7)

Ref

Ref

Awareness of MI service in this hospital

 Yes

43 (39.4%)

66 (60.6%)

1.89 (1.02–3.51)

3.15 (1.3–7.69)

 No

22 (25.6%)

64 (74.4%)

Ref

Ref

Suicidal ideation

 Yes

19 (51.4%)

18 (48.6%)

2.57 (1.23–5.33

4.0 (1.33–12.03)

 No

46 (29.1%)

112 (70.9%

Ref)

Ref

Distress felt by patients

 No difficulty

18 (25.0%)

54 (75.0%)

Ref

Ref

 Somewhat difficult

20 (29.0%)

49 (71.0%)

1.22 (0.58–2.58)

1.45 (0.55–3.85)

 Very difficult

21 (48.8%)

22 (51.2%)

2.86 (1.28–6.38)

4.98 (1.50–16.50)

 Extremely difficult

6 (54.5%)

5 (45.5%)

3.6 (0.98–13.22)

2.99 (0.36–24.90)

Previous consultation

 Yes

30 (66.7%)

15 (33.3%)

Ref

Ref

 No

35 (23.3%)

115 (76.7)

0.15 (0.07–0.32)

0.13 (0.04–0.34)

  1. Others a in occupation who are house wife, student, retire, house servant