How gender and low mental health literacy are related to unmet need for mental healthcare: a cross-sectional population-based study in Sweden

Table 2 Not perceiving a need for mental healthcare, refraining from seeking mental healthcare, and having low mental health literacy, by gender. Weighted frequencies (n), proportions (%), and proportional differences (%, 95% CI) between men and women^a

	Total n = 1563		Men n = 782		Women n = 781		Men versus women Differences between proportions
	n	%^d	n	%^d	n	%^d	% (95% CI) ^e
Had not perceived a need for care, at any time^b	834	53	486	62	348	45	18 (13–22)
Perceived a need for care^b	729	47	296	38	433	55	18 (13–22)
Refrained from seeking care, at any time^c	189	26	93	31	96	22	9 (3–16)
Sought care^c	540	74	203	69	337	78	9 (3–16)
Low mental health literacy	346	22	209	27	137	18	9 (5–13)
High mental health literacy	1217	78	573	73	644	82	9 (5–13)

^a Weighted data based on the gender and age distribution in Region Stockholm, Sweden. ^b Among the total sample. ^c Among those who had perceived a need for care at any time in life. ^d Column proportions. ^e The difference between the proportion among men compared to the proportion among women, and the 95% confidence interval of the difference. Rounded to the nearest integer.

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