Intention to seek help for depression and associated factors among residents of Aykel town, Northwest Ethiopia: cross-sectional study

Table 2 Perception about depression among Aykel town residents, North west, Ethiopia 2015 (n = 832)

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Perceived cause of depression
Psychosocial	668	80.3
Physical	103	12.4
Spiritual	37	4.4
Other^a	22	2.6
Perceived severity of depression
Mild	75	9.0
Moderate	116	13.9
Severe	313	37.6
Very severe	328	39.4
Perceived need of treatment for depression
Yes	391	47.0
No	441	53.0
Appropriate treatment
Biomedical	295	35.5
Traditional	65	7.8
Other^b	31	3.7

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