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Table 5 Predictors of the absence of help-seeking behaviours

From: An exploratory study assessing psychological distress of indigents in Burkina Faso: a step forward in understanding mental health needs in West Africa

Parameters

n

B

Std. Error

Hypothesis Test

Exp(B)

95% Wald Confidence

Wald Chi-Squared

Sig.

Lower

Upper

Threshold

Absence vs. presence of help-seeking behaviours

 

−1.149

.3280

12.277

.000

.317

.167

0.603

Sex

Male

535

−.223

.1491

2.229

.135

.800

.598

1.072

 

Female

1117

0a

   

1

  

Literacy

Yes

104

.175

.2737

.407

.523

1.191

.696

2.036

 

No

1548

0a

   

1

  

Marital status

Separated/divorced

39

.967

.5007

3.733

.053

2.631

.986

7.021

 

Single

78

.057

.3110

.034

.853

1.059

.576

1.948

 

Married, polygamous

410

.035

.1616

0.47

.828

1.036

.755

1.422

 

Widowed

561

−.199

.1724

1.326

.249

.820

.585

1.150

 

Married, monogamous

564

0a

   

1

  

Income

Yes

217

−.344

.1710

4.059

.044

.709

.507

.991

 

No

1435

0a

   

1

  

Handicap

Yes

389

.152

.1551

.959

.327

1.164

.859

1.578

 

No

1263

0a

   

1

  

Nutritional needs fulfilled

Yes

767

.084

.1237

.461

.497

1.088

.853

1.386

 

No

885

0a

   

1

  

Begging behaviours

Yes

288

.761

.1823

17.412

.000

2.140

1.497

3.059

 

No

1364

0a

   

1

  

Perceived health status

Good

322

−.854

.2194

15.166

.000

.426

.277

.654

 

Average

891

−.809

.1587

25.991

.000

.445

.326

.608

 

Poor

439

0a

   

1

  

Altered cognitive functioning

No

1095

.118

.1401

.714

.398

1.126

.885

1.481

 

Yes

557

0a

   

1

  

Age

 

1652

.005

.0045

1.351

.245

1.005

.996

1.014

  1. aSet to 0 because this parameter is redundant