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Table 5 Predictors of past help-seeking behaviours both in unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression

From: Predictors of mental health help-seeking among Polish people living in the United Kingdom

 

Unadjusted

Adjusteda

OR

95% Cl

p-value

OR

95% Cl

p-value

Constant

   

0.08

0.004 to 1.57

0.1

Predisposing variables

 Age

1.04

1.01 to 1.06

0.006

1.07

1.02 to 1.11

0.003

 Gender

  Female (reference category)

  Male

0.68

0.40 to 1.16

0.16

0.81

0.42 to 1.55

0.52

 Marital status

  Single, never married (reference category)

  In a relationship

1.17

0.59 to 2.31

0.66

1.47

0.65 to 3.35

0.35

  Married

1.75

0.90 to 3.41

0.10

2.11

0.85 to 5.24

0.11

  Divorced/widowed

2.49

1.10 to 5.64

0.03

2.87

0.95 to 8.65

0.06

 Length of stay in the UK (in months)

   < 3 (reference category)

   ≥ 3 < 12

1.91

0.61 to 5.94

0.27

1.69

0.49 to 5.82

0.40

   ≥ 12 < 24

4.10

1.36 to 12.35

0.01

3.00

0.91 to 9.94

0.07

   ≥ 24

6.59

2.27 to 19.13

0.001

4.90

1.52 to 15.80

0.008

 Children in the UK

  Yes (reference category)

  No/Not all

0.40

0.14 to 1.15

0.09

0.22

0.06 to 0.78

0.02

  Not applicable

1.12

0.69 to 1.84

0.65

2.58

1.33 to 5.03

0.005

 Partner present in the UK

  Yes (reference category)

  No/Not applicable

0.99

0.61 to 1.60

0.96

0.93

0.51 to 1.71

0.81

 Help-seeking self-stigma

0.87

0.83 to 0.91

0.001

0.85

0.81 to 0.90

< 0.001

Enabling variables

 Education

  Nursery schools to 8th grade/college (reference category)

  Graduate/postgraduate

1.22

0.72 to 2.09

0.46

0.89

0.47 to 1.71

0.74

 Job Status

  Employed part-time (reference category)

  Employed full-time

0.93

0.66 to 1.30

0.83

0.78

0.36 to 1.69

0.53

  Unemployed

0.70

0.52 to 3.03

0.48

0.68

0.21 to 2.15

0.51

  Retiredb

  Student

1.26

0.53 to 3.10

0.61

0.76

0.24 to 2.38

0.64

 Knowledge of NHS

1.45

1.31 to 1.62

< 0.001

1.41

1.20 to 1.66

< 0.001

 English proficiency

1.06

1.02 to 1.09

0.09

0.97

0.88 to 1.07

0.58

 Acculturation

0.96

0.93 to 0.99

0.003

0.98

0.94 to 1.01

0.22

 Perceived Social Support

0.98

0.96 to 1.00

0.06

0.97

0.94 to 1.00

0.04

Need variable

 Mental health status

1.05

1.00 to 1.11

0.07

1.11

1.04 to 1.20

0.004

  1. Note. OR odds ratio
  2. aAdjusted for age, length of stay in the UK, presence of children in the UK, help-seeking self-stigma, knowledge of NHS, perceived social support and mental health status
  3. bEstimates not produced due to a low number of participants (n = 21)