Table 5.
Factors associated with poor mental health among all respondents
| Characteristics | Odds ratio |
95% Confidence |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interval | |||
|
Age (years) |
|
|
|
| < 25 |
0.54 |
0.29 – 1.01 |
0.055 |
| 25-34 |
0.86 |
0.52 – 1.41 |
0.548 |
| 35-44 |
1.14 |
0.69 – 1.90 |
0.611 |
| > = 45 |
1 |
|
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
| Male |
1.07 |
0.80 – 1.43 |
0.622 |
| Female |
1 |
|
|
|
Family type |
|
|
|
| Monogamous |
0.76 |
0.56 – 1.04 |
0.083 |
| Polygamous |
1 |
|
|
|
Religion |
|
|
|
| Christianity |
0.90 |
0.65 – 1.24 |
0.516 |
| Islam |
1 |
|
|
|
Actively Religious |
|
|
|
| Yes |
1.08 |
0.74 – 1.58 |
0.692 |
| No |
1 |
|
|
|
Housing |
|
|
|
| One room |
0.72 |
0.49 – 1.05 |
0.087 |
| Two or more rooms |
1 |
|
|
|
Educational status |
|
|
|
| No formal education |
0.81 |
0.43 – 1.54 |
0.517 |
| Primary education |
0.83 |
0.41 – 1.64 |
0.584 |
| Secondary education |
1.39 |
0.95 – 2.04 |
0.088 |
| Tertiary education |
1 |
|
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
| Married |
1.86 |
1.29 – 2.68 |
0.001 |
| Never married |
1.73 |
1.08 - 2.77 |
0.018 |
| Divorced/widowed |
1 |
|
|
|
Occupation |
|
|
|
| Unskilled worker |
2.78 |
1.68- 4.60 |
<0.001 |
| Unemployed |
1.94 |
1.29- 2.92 |
0.001 |
| Student |
0.33 |
0.77-2.21 |
0.33 |
| Skilled worker |
2.98 |
2.03- 4.38 |
<0.001 |
| Professional |
1 |
|
|
|
Status |
|
|
|
| Refugees |
3.43 |
1.83 – 6.40 |
<0.001 |
| Non-refugees |
1 |
|
|
|
Current illness |
|
|
|
| Yes |
2.73 |
1.98 – 3.77 |
<0.001 |
| No |
1 |
|
|
|
QoL Score |
0.98 |
0.97- 0.99 |
0.001 |
| CQoL Score | 1.03 | 1.01-1.05 | 0.001 |