Perceived barriers to seeking treatment for alcohol use disorders among the general Danish population – a cross sectional study on the role of severity of alcohol use and gender

Table 5 Odds ratios for differences between men and women in endorsement of the five most common barriers

	OR crude (95% CI) n = 1594	p	OR adjusted * (95% CI) n = 1590	p
Having to admit to others that I have a problem (men reference)	1.272 (1.043; 1.552)	0.018	1.234 (0.970; 1.571)	0.087
To be labelled (stigmatization) (men reference)	1.417 (1.151; 1.744)	0.001*	1.189 (0.925; 1.529)	0.177
Fear of the consequences (e.g. losing a job, not spending time with children) (men reference)	1.429 (1.146; 1.783)	0.002*	1.240 (0.949; 1.621)	0.114
The belief that I can handle it myself (men reference)	1.007 (0.796; 1.274)	0.953	0.946 (0.704; 1.272)	0.715
That others would find out (men reference)	1.590 (1.249; 2.025)	0.000*	1.533 (1.136; 2.069)	0.005*

*adjusted for age category, education, having children and severity of alcohol use (low risk alcohol use, hazardous alcohol use or alcohol use disorder)

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