Table 3 |
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Uses of health care services after the index attempt, by sex |
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Male N |
Female N |
Total N (%) |
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Referral to professional care |
Acceptance |
19 |
16 |
35 (35.4) |
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No referral to professional care and/or not sure of acceptance for referral to professional care |
12 |
10 |
22 (22.2) |
|
|
Refusals |
21 |
21 |
44 (44.4) |
|
|
Total |
52 |
47 |
99 (100.0) |
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|
|
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Types of health care |
Hospitals/Community health station/Private health care providers |
20 |
15 |
35 (35.4) |
|
Traditional healers |
2 |
2 |
4 (4.0) |
|
|
Pharmacy keepers/Self-treatments |
4 |
4 |
8 (8.1) |
|
|
No health care |
26 |
26 |
52 (52.5) |
|
|
Total |
52 |
47 |
99 (100.0) |
|
|
Types of treatment |
In-patient somatic treatment |
9 |
3 |
12 (12.1) |
|
Out-patient somatic treatment |
8 |
14 |
22 (22.2) |
|
|
In-patient psychiatric treatment |
5 |
1 |
6 (6.1) |
|
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Out-patient psychiatric treatment |
4 |
3 |
7 (7.1) |
|
|
No treatment |
26 |
26 |
52 (52.5) |
|
|
Total |
52 |
47 |
99 (100.0) |
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Nguyen et al. International Journal of Mental Health Systems 2010 4:3 doi:10.1186/1752-4458-4-3 |
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