Help-seeking behavior of Jimma university students with common mental disorders: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, 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.

Objective

This study aimed to assess the prevalence and determinants of help seeking, and sources of help sought by Jimma University undergraduate students with CMDs.

Method

Seven hundred and sixty students were selected to participate in this cross-sectional study using multi-stage sampling. Sources of help were identified using

SUBMITTER: Gebreegziabher Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6386312 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature