Table 4 Level of awareness of mental health disorders by education and socio-economic status in Narail district in Bangladesh

Primary (0–5), n = 1619

Secondary, n = 326

SSC or HSC, n = 385

Degree or equivalent, n = 96

*p-value for trend

In sufficient funds for at least some of the time, n = 1147

Balance, n = 1037

Sufficient funds most of the time, n = 242

*p-value for trend

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

17 (1.1)

25 (7.6)

94 (24.4)

70 (72.9)

< 0.001

33 (2.9)

141 (13.6)

32 (13.3)

< 0.001

11 (0.7)

30 (9.2)

63 (16.4)

47 (49.1)

< 0.001

28 (2.4)

102 (9.8)

21 (8.8)

< 0.001

485 (30.2)

123 (37.6)

320 (83.3)

90 (93.8)

< 0.001

381 (33.2)

478 (46.1)

159 (66.3)

< 0.001

487 (30.1)

126 (38.5)

326 (84.7)

91 (94.8)

< 0.001

383 (33.4)

485 (46.8)

162 (67.5)

< 0.001

14 (0.9)

12 (3.7)

27 (7.0)

32 (33.3)

< 0.001

15 (1.3)

48 (4.6)

22 (9.2)

< 0.001

314 (19.4)

60 (18.3)

211 (58.4)

77 (80.2)

< 0.001

234 (20.4)

313 (30.2)

115 (47.9)

< 0.001

18 (1.1)

8 (2.4)

30 (7.8)

23 (24.2)

< 0.001

23 (2.0)

31 (3.0)

25 (10.4)

< 0.001

317 (19.6)

67 (20.5)

216 (56.1)

82 (85.4)

< 0.001

240 (20.9)

323 (31.1)

119 (49.6)

< 0.001

Student, n = 45

Housewives, n = 978

Labourers, n = 282

Business, n = 218

Government / non-government employee, n = 137

Retired or unable to work, n = 535

**p-value

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

17 (37.8)^c

51 (5.3)^a

9 (3.0)^a

29 (13.1)^b

60 (43.8)^d

27 (5.0)^a

< 0.001

12 (26.7)^b

44 (4.5)^a

10 (3.4)^a

20 (9.0)^a

40 (29.2)^C

14 (2.6)^a

< 0.001

31 (68.9)^d

395 (40.7)^b

106 (35.7)^b

138 (62.2)^c

106 (77.4)^d

128 (23.8)^a

< 0.001

31 (68.9)^c

398 (41.0)^b

106 (35.7)^b

139 (62.6)^c

111 (81.0)^d

130 (24.2)^a

< 0.001

3 (6.7)^a

24 (2.5)^a

5 (1.7)^a

10 (4.5)^a

28 (20.4)^b

11 (2.0)^a

< 0.001

21 (46.7)^d

264 (27.2)^b

65 (21.9)^b

83 (37.4)^c

84 (61.3)^d

74 (13.8)^a

< 0.001

4 (8.9)^b

27 (2.8)^a

2 (0.7)^a

8 (3.6)^a

21 (15.3)^b

9 (1.7)^a

< 0.001

21 (46.7)^c

269 (27.7)^b

66 (22.2)^a

87 (39.2)^c

89 (65.0)^d

77 (14.3)^a

< 0.001