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Help-seeking behavior of Jimma university students with common mental disorders: A cross-sectional study.
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- Identifying factors contributing to depression and anxiety among medical students: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Patterns of help-seeking behavior among people with mental illness in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Review
- Help-seeking behaviour towards anxiety among undergraduate students of Nepal: a web-based cross-sectional study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Psychological Well-Being and Resilience of Slovenian Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2023Article
- University students' use of mental health services: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of mental health systems · 2022Review
- Barriers to Seeking Mental Help and Interventions to Remove Them in Medical School during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perspectives of Students.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
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- Prevalence and Associated Factors of Common Mental Disorders Among Pregnant Mothers in Rural Eastern Ethiopia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- University students' help seeking intention for depression from health professionals; a cross sectional study.PloS one · 2022Article
- Predictors of Mental Health Literacy and Information Seeking Behavior Toward Mental Health Among University Students in Resource-Limited Settings.International journal of general medicine · 2022Article
- Feasibility and acceptability of brief individual interpersonal psychotherapy among university students with mental distress in Ethiopia.BMC psychology · 2021Article
- Explanatory Models for Mental Distress Among University Students in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study.Psychology research and behavior management · 2021Article
- Mental Health Help-Seeking and Associated Factors Among Public Health Workers During the COVID-19 Outbreak in China.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Mental Health Literacy and Help-Seeking Behaviours Among Undergraduate Pharmacy Students in Abha, Saudi Arabia.Risk management and healthcare policy · 2021Article
- Community Perception and Attitude towards people with Depression among Adults Residing in Arba Minch Health and Demographic Surveillance Site (AM-HDSS), Southern Ethiopia.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2020Article
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backgroundGlobally, the mental health help-seeking behavior of university students is reported to be poor; less than one-third of university students with common mental disorders (CMDs) report having sought help from formal sources. Failure to seek treatment is associated with prolonged disability and poor mental health outcomes, including suicide. In Ethiopia, little is known about the help-seeking behavior of university students for CMDs.
objectiveThis study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of help seeking, and sources of help sought by Jimma University undergraduate students with CMDs.
methodSeven hundred and sixty students were selected to participate in this cross-sectional study using multi-stage sampling. Sources of help were identified using the Actual Help-Seeking Questionnaire. CMDs were assessed using the 10-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Binary logistic regression analysis was used for both univariate and multivariable analysis.
resultsOf the sampled students, 58.4% were found to have current CMDs. Of those with current CMDs, 78.4% had sought help for their problems. The majority (83.8%) of participants who sought help did so from informal sources. Compared to students who had 'very good' overall levels of satisfaction with life, those who had 'good', 'fair', and 'poor or very poor' overall level of satisfaction with life were less likely to seek help (p-value = 0.021, 0.014, and 0.011, respectively). Lastly, having no previous history of help-seeking was significantly associated with seeking help for CMDs (p-value<0.001).
conclusionMore than half of Jimma University students were found to have a high risk of CMDs and the majority of those with CMDs sought help from informal sources. Future studies are needed to explore the barriers of seeking help from formal resources, and the effects of not receiving help from formal sources for CMDs symptoms.
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