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Table 3 Rates of endorsement of risk factors by clinical vignette

From: Causes and risk factors for common mental illnesses: the beliefs of paediatric hospital staff in the United Arab Emirates

Risk factors

PTSD vignette (n = 297)

Depression with suicidal thoughts vignette (n = 272)

Psychosis vignette (n = 188)

Likely (%)

Not likely (%)

Undecided depends or don’t know (%)

Missing (%)

Most likely (one choice alloweda (%) n = 295

Likely (%)

Not likely (%)

Undecided depends or don’t know (%)

Missing (%)

Most likely (one choice allowed)a (%) n = 260

Likely (%)

Not likely (%)

Undecided depends or don’t know (%)

Missing (%)

Most likely (one choice allowed)a (%) n = 146

Born in a war-torn country

72.2

8.2

16.1

3.5

60.0

68.7

10.0

17.4

3.9

30.0

61.5

14.4

21.6

2.4

19.9

Unemployed

58.7

18.9

19.2

3.2

9.2

67.6

11.0

17.1

4.3

25.0

66.3

10.1

21.2

2.4

39.7

People who are single/or on their own

49.2

24.6

22.7

3.5

7.5

51.6

19.6

23.8

5.0

10.8

48.1

18.8

30.8

2.4

9.6

Women

45.4

24.0

27.1

3.5

3.4

39.1

29.2

27.8

3.9

1.9

30.8

36.1

30.8

2.4

1.4

Served in the army

42.9

22.7

30.9

3.5

4.1

43.1

24.2

27.4

5.3

2.7

33.2

33.2

31.3

2.4

4.8

People who are poor

36.6

28.1

30.0

5.4

1.7

45.6

23.1

27.4

3.9

5.0

37.5

29.8

29.3

3.4

0.7

Older people

35.3

30.9

30.0

3.8

1.7

38.1

23.8

33.5

4.6

1.9

25.0

36.5

35.6

2.9

5.5

Young people

30.9

31.5

31.9

5.7

3.1

40.2

25.6

31.0

3.2

2.7

35.1

31.7

31.3

1.9

2.1

Employed

30.3

38.5

26.8

4.4

3.7

40.9

31.7

23.1

4.3

7.7

30.3

43.8

24.0

1.9

10.3

Men

29.0

30.0

36.6

4.4

0.3

34.9

29.9

31.3

3.9

1.9

31.7

30.3

35.6

2.4

2.1

People who have families

28.1

39.7

28.7

3.5

1.7

33.8

38.8

23.1

4.3

3.1

21.2

41.8

35.1

1.9

0.0

Those who are not very religious

28.1

29.7

36.3

6.0

2.0

29.5

30.2

32.7

7.5

3.5

22.1

35.6

38.5

3.8

1.4

People who are rich

24.9

33.1

36.6

5.4

0.0

26.0

35.2

32.7

6.0

0.4

20.7

37.5

38.9

2.9

0.0

Those who are very religious

14.5

49.8

31.2

4.4

0.7

18.1

41.6

35.6

4.6

1.9

18.8

41.8

35.1

4.3

2.1

Being from a Christian background

10.4

50.8

34.4

4.4

0.0

11.4

52.7

32.0

3.9

1.2

7.7

55.3

35.1

1.9

0.7

Being from a Muslim background

8.2

55.2

32.5

4.1

1.0

8.5

54.8

29.9

6.8

0.4

13.5

51.0

32.2

3.4

0.0

  1. aThese percentages add to 100%