*Lesser Stigma n (%) **Greater Stigma n (%) OR (95% CI) ***AOR
Help Seeking n (%)
Not Seeking Help 271 (68.3) 192 (70.8) 79 (29.2) 1 1
Seeking Help Medical Sources 39 (9.8) 28 (71.8) 11 (28.2) 0.96 (0.45-2.01) 0.98 (0.45-2.13)
Seeking Help Non-Medical Sources 87 (21.9) 47 (54.0) 40 (46.0) 2.07 (1.26-3.40) 1.74 (1.01-3.00)
Interest in Help Seeking n (%)        
Not Interested in Help, No Help Sought 240 (53.8) 186 (77.5) 54 (22.5) 1 1
Interested or Help Seeking 161 (36.1) 103 (64.0) 58 (36.0) 1.94 (1.25-3.02) 1.74 (1.08-2.80)
Interested, No Help Sought 45 (10.1) 21 (46.7) 24 (53.3) 3.94 (2.04-7.61) 4.10 (2.03-8.30)
Contact With Mental Health Problems in Other People n (%)
No Contact 212 (49.8) 159 (75.0) 53 (25.0) 1 1
Contact 214 (50.2) 134 (62.6) 80 (37.4) 1.79 (1.18-2.72) 1.73 (1.11-2.72)
Resolving Mental Health Problems Requires Personal Responsibility n (%)
Requires Less Personal Responsibility 159 (34.9) 126 (79.2) 33 (20.8) 1 1
Requires More Personal Responsibility 296 (65.1) 186 (62.8) 110 (37.2) 2.26 (1.44-3.54) 2.27 (1.41-3.65)
Discrimination Against Others With Mental Health Problems n (%)
Lesser Discrimination 115 (26.4) 90 (78.3) 25 (21.7) 1 1
Moderate Discrimination 170 (39.0) 121 (71.2) 49 (28.8) 1.46 (0.84-2.54) 1.47 (0.81-2.66)
Greater Discrimination 151 (34.6) 90 (59.6) 61 (40.4) 2.44 (1.41-4.23) 2.66 (1.47-4.82)
Mental Health Outcomes n (%)
No Mental Health Disorder 328 (70.8) 249 (75.9) 79 (24.1) 1 1
CMD and or PTSD 135 (29.2) 69 (51.1) 66 (48.9) 3.02 (1.98-4.60) 3.07 (1.95-4.84)
Alcohol Outcomes n (%)
No Hazardous Alcohol Use 295 (64.1) 204 (69.2) 91 (30.8) 1 1
Hazardous Alcohol Use 165 (35.9) 113 (68.5) 52 (31.5) 1.03 (0.68-1.56) 1.08 (0.68-1.70)
Screening for Mental Health Problems (CMD and or PTSD) and Help-Seeking n (%)
Screened Negative No Help Seeking 215 (49.8) 166 (77.2) 49 (22.8) 1 1
Screened Negative Help Seeking 87 (20.1) 62 (71.3) 25 (28.7) 1.37 (0.79-2.40) 1.25 (0.68-2.29)
Screened Positive Help Seeking 74 (17.1) 41 (55.4) 33 (44.6) 2.73 (1.56-4.77) 2.49 (1.36-4.53)
Screened Positive Not Help Seeking 56 (13.0) 26 (46.4) 30 (53.6) 3.91 (2.12-7.23) 4.22 (2.18-8.17)
*Middle and Lower Tertile of Stigma Scale Total Score
**Upper Tertile of Stigma Scale Total Score
***AOR- Adjusted for Rank (Junior, Senior and Officer), Grouped Age, Grouped Service Length, Sex, In a Relationship or Not and Deployed in the Last Year
Table 5: The Association of Stigma, Help Seeking, and Mental Health.