Table 2.
Characteristics of the sample at baseline (N=1249).
| Characteristic | SbSa (n=614) | EUCb (n=635) | Total (N=1249) | ||||
| Age (years), mean | 29.0 | 29.1 | 29.1 | ||||
| Gender, n (%) | |||||||
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Female | 415 (67.6) | 393 (61.9) | 808 (64.7) | |||
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Male | 199 (32.4) | 242 (38.1) | 441 (35.3) | |||
| Marital status, n (%) | |||||||
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Never married | 275 (44.8) | 289 (45.6) | 564 (45.2) | |||
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Married | 285 (46.4) | 300 (47.2) | 585 (46.8) | |||
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Other | 54 (8.8) | 46 (7.2) | 100 (8) | |||
| Nationality, n (%) | |||||||
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Lebanese | 307 (50) | 315 (49.6) | 622 (49.8) | |||
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Syrian | 275 (44.8) | 283 (44.6) | 558 (44.7) | |||
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Other | 32 (5.2) | 37 (5.8) | 69 (5.5) | |||
| Education, n (%) | |||||||
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Primary | 138 (22.5) | 128 (20.1) | 266 (21.3) | |||
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Secondary | 136 (22.2) | 154 (24.3) | 290 (23.2) | |||
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Vocational | 238 (38.8) | 261 (41.1) | 499 (40) | |||
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Academic | 102 (16.6) | 92 (14.5) | 194 (15.5) | |||
| Employment status, n (%) | |||||||
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Employed | 143 (23.3) | 169 (26.6) | 312 (25) | |||
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Homemaker | 97 (15.8) | 98 (15.4) | 195 (15.6) | |||
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Student | 106 (17.3) | 107 (16.9) | 213 (17.1) | |||
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Retired | 1 (0.2) | 4 (0.6) | 5 (0.4) | |||
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Unemployed | 267 (43.5) | 257 (40.5) | 524 (42) | |||
| Clinical characteristics, mean | |||||||
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PHQc depression | 16.4 | 16.4 | 16.4 | |||
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WHODASd disability | 33.0 | 33.1 | 33.0 | |||
| Costs (last 4 weeks; US $) | |||||||
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Health care costs | 42 | 45 | 44 | |||
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Societal costs | 107 | 124 | 115 | |||
aSbS: Step-by-Step.
bEUC: enhanced usual care.
cPHQ: Patient Health Questionnaire.
dWHODAS: World Health Organization Disability Assessment Scale.