Table 5 Weighted health means and rates: Kenyan adult household-based population (916 respondents)
From: A national population-based assessment of 2007–2008 election-related violence in Kenya
Characteristic | Weighted %a(95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|
Female | Male | |
Inadequate access to mental health care (self-reported)b | 36.8 (30.8–42.8) | |
Barriers to seeking mental health counseling (male and female) | ||
None | 33.7 (28.9–38.8) | |
Cost | 30.4 (25.2–36.2) | |
Fear of stigma | 16.6 (13.3–20.6) | |
Concerns about confidentiality | 10.2 (8.2–12.8) | |
Access to a program or facility | 10.0 (7.3–13.5) | |
Do not believe this would help | 8.0 (5.9–10.8) | |
Fear of community rejection or abandonment | 3.3 (1.9–5.7) | |
Fear of family rejection or abandonment | 3.2 (2.0–5.1) | |
Other | 8.1 (4.2–11.7) | |
Self-reported most needed services | ||
Religious counseling/support groups | 74.2 (63.1–83.6) | 65.3 (51.2–83.3) |
Income-generating projects | 30.5 (25.1–35.9) | 42.2 (32.7–51.8) |
Education | 26.3 (20.1–32.5) | 34.4 (26.3–42.5) |
Mental health counseling | 24.3 (18.7–30.0) | 29.8 (21.8–37.7) |
Medical assistance | 20.5 (15.0–26.0) | 17.4 (11.0–23.8) |
Humanitarian assistance/food or shelter | 11.4 (7.1–15.6) | 18.0 (8.3–27.7) |
Nothing | 7.2 (4.5–9.9) | 8.0 (3.8–12.2) |
Other | 15.7 (7.8–23.2) | 22.8 (5.4–41.1) |