Melak Menberu|Tesfa Mekonen|Telake Azale|Getinet Ayano|Solomon Yimer|Asmamaw Getnet|Amsalu Belete|Sitotaw Kerie|Wubalem Fekadu
Health care seeking behavior for depression in Northeast Ethiopia: depression is not considered as illness by more than half of the participants
Bahir Dar University|Bahir Dar University|University of Gondar|Dilla University|Debre Markos University|Debre Tabor University|Bahir Dar University|Addis Ababa University
depression one disabling chronic mental illnesses despite high burden many people suffering depression perceive treatable illness consequently seek professional help aim study assess level professional helpseeking behavior associated factors among individuals depressionthe communitybased crosssectional study conducted among residents dessie northeast ethiopia first 1165 residents screened depression using patient health questionnaire 226 individuals screened positive probable depression interviewed general helpseeking questionnaire assess professional helpseeking behavior participants depression major associated variables identified using logistic regression 95 confidence interval ci variables p value less 005 considered statistically significantamong total participants depressive symptoms 2566 seek professional help female adjusted odds ratio aor 2769 95 ci 1280 599 current alcohol drinking aor 274 95 ci 1265 5940 comorbid medicalsurgical illness aor 449 95 ci 1823 11071 perceiving depression illness aor 244 95 ci 1264 4928 moderate depressive symptoms aor 254 95 ci 1086 5928 moderately severe depressive symptoms aor 767 95 ci 2699 21814 significantly associated help seeking behavior participantslevel professional helpseeking behavior low previous studies different countries severity depressive symptoms comorbidity medicalsurgical illness current drinking alcohol female perceiving depression illness significantly associated professional helpseeking behavior depressive symptoms working mental health literacy community important increase helpseeking behavior