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Table 1 Prevalence of 12-month disorders, perception of need for treatment and treatment rates

From: Treatment rates and barriers to mental health service utilisation among university students in South Africa

 

Prevalence of disorder

Perceived need for treatment among students with the disorder

Treatment among students who perceive a need for treatment

Treatment among students with the disorder

N

%

S.E

N

%

S.E

N

%

S.E

N

%

S.E

GAD

5302

18.8

0.2

4397

82.9

1.1

1788

40.7

1.0

1788

33.7

0.8

Panic disorder

2790

9.9

1.0

2294

82.2

8.6

1021

44.5

4.7

1021

36.6

3.9

Social anxiety disorder

10,502

37.2

0.4

7224

68.8

0.8

2488

34.4

0.8

2488

23.7

0.5

PTSD

10,183

36.0

0.4

7602

74.7

0.9

2776

36.5

0.8

2776

27.3

0.6

Any anxiety disorder

15,151

53.6

0.4

10,233

67.5

0.7

3627

35.4

0.7

3627

23.9

0.5

Bipolar disorder

740

2.6

0.2

601

81.2

5.9

265

44.1

4.0

265

35.8

3.2

MDE

8226

29.1

0.2

6703

81.5

0.9

2470

36.8

0.8

2470

30.0

0.6

Any mood disorder

8461

29.9

0.2

6857

81.0

0.9

2526

36.8

0.8

2526

29.9

0.6

ADHD

5597

19.8

0.3

4259

76.1

1.1

1605

37.7

1.0

1605

28.7

0.7

Binge eating

6275

22.2

0.3

4176

66.6

1.2

1490

35.7

1.1

1490

23.7

0.7

Purging

1973

7.0

0.2

1128

57.2

2.2

440

39.0

2.4

440

22.3

1.4

Alcohol use disorder

1893

6.7

0.2

1325

70.0

2.9

494

37.3

2.6

494

26.1

1.8

Drug use disorder

2966

10.5

0.2

2188

73.8

2.0

932

42.6

1.8

932

31.4

1.3

Any externalizing disorder

12,760

45.1

0.4

8315

65.2

0.8

3042

36.6

0.8

3042

23.8

0.5

Suicide ideation

10,958

38.8

0.4

7926

72.3

0.9

2886

36.4

0.8

2886

26.3

0.6

Suicide plan

5181

18.3

0.4

4164

80.4

1.7

1580

37.9

1.3

1580

30.5

1.1

Suicide attempt

1282

4.5

0.2

1126

87.8

3.7

487

43.3

2.8

487

38.0

2.4

Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI)

2266

8.0

0.2

1945

85.8

2.5

850

43.7

2.0

850

37.5

1.7

Any self-harm

11,233

39.7

0.4

8103

72.1

0.9

2955

36.5

0.8

2955

26.3

0.6

Severe symptoms of any disorder and/or self-harm

7024

24.8

0.3

5782

82.3

1.1

2061

35.6

0.9

2061

29.3

0.7

Moderate symptoms of any disorder and/or self-harm

5319

18.8

0.3

3295

62.9

1.0

1130

34.3

1.2

1130

21.24

0.8

Mild symptoms of any disorder and/or self-harm

7809

27.6

0.4

3122

39.9

1.1

1106

35.42

1.5

1106

14.2

0.6

Any common mental disorder and/or self-harm

20,152

71.3

0.5

12,199

60.5

0.5

4299

35.2

0.6

4299

21.3

0.4

  1. Bold text indiciates sub-heading for agregate of any of the disorders in the preceeding rows