Table 2 psychosocial factors related to help seeking behavior among participants with problematic substance use (n = 548)
From: Help seeking behavior for problematic substance uses in north-West Ethiopia
Characteristics | Help seeking behavior | Overall (%) | Chisq test (X2) (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
History of substance use in grand family | ||||
Yes | 125 | 194 | 319 (41.8%) | 26.1(.000) |
No | 43 | 186 | 229 (58.2%) | |
Who had substance user friend | ||||
Yes | 78 | 126 | 204 (37.2%) | 8.8(.003) |
No | 90 | 254 | 344 (62.8%) | |
Substance use leads economic crisis | ||||
Yes | 124 | 269 | 393 (71.7%) | .5(.46) |
No | 44 | 111 | 155 (28.3%) | |
Common mental disorders | ||||
Yes | 85 | 64 | 149 (27.2%) | 67.0(.000) |
No | 83 | 316 | 399 (72.8%) | |
Comorbid medical illnesses | ||||
Yes | 38 | 33 | 71 (13%) | 20.0(.000) |
No | 130 | 347 | 477 (87%) | |
Awareness about substance cause mental illness | ||||
Yes | 131 | 278 | 409 (74.6%) | 1.4(.23) |
No | 37 | 102 | 139 (25.4%) | |
Level of social support | ||||
Poor | 71 | 132 | 203 (37%) | 3.8(.15) |
Moderate | 81 | 195 | 276 (50.4%) | |
Good | 16 | 53 | 69 (12.6%) | |