Table 3.
Regression models for WHOQoL domain scores with conventional and war and siege related factors, Gaza Strip 2009
| Physical |
Psychological |
Environmental |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent variables | Coefficient (SE) | P-value | Coefficient (SE) | P-value | Coefficient (SE) | P-value |
| Age | −0.38 (0.02) | <0.001 | −0.17 (0.02) | <0.001 | −0.03 (0.02) | 0.076 |
| Sex: male reference | −2.72 (0.53) | <0.001 | 0.00 (0.47) | 0.996 | 0.17 (0.43) | 0.69 |
| Type of locality—urban reference | ||||||
| Rural | −7.67 (1.77) | <0.001 | −3.17 (1.54) | 0.039 | −3.38 (1.42) | 0.018 |
| Camp | 0.01 (0.76) | 0.989 | 0.86 (0.66) | 0.192 | −1.75 (0.61) | 0.004 |
| Governorate—North Gaza reference | ||||||
| Gaza City | 5.53 (0.8) | <0.001 | 2.82 (0.7) | <0.001 | −2.25 (0.64) | <0.001 |
| Deir al-Balah | 7.56 (1) | <0.001 | 3.98 (0.87) | <0.001 | 1.32 (0.8) | 0.101 |
| Khan Younis | 4.94 (0.92) | <0.001 | 3.12 (0.8) | <0.001 | −0.06 (0.74) | 0.936 |
| Rafah | 6.17 (1.03) | <0.001 | 3.72 (0.9) | <0.001 | −0.24 (0.83) | 0.775 |
| Years of education | 0.34 (0.08) | <0.001 | 0.38 (0.07) | <0.001 | 0.16 (0.06) | 0.013 |
| Standard of living | 0.10 (0.15) | 0.493 | 0.59 (0.13) | <0.001 | 1.44 (0.12) | <0.001 |
| Household employment—None | ||||||
| Part time | 3.63 (0.85) | <0.001 | 1.47 (0.74) | 0.047 | 1.45 (0.68) | 0.034 |
| Full time | 2.56 (0.7) | <0.001 | 1.72 (0.61) | 0.005 | 3.45 (0.56) | <0.001 |
| Neighbourhood destruction | 0.10 (0.59) | 0.859 | 0.83 (0.55) | 0.129 | −0.27 (0.51) | 0.588 |
| Private property destruction | 1.26 (0.63) | 0.046 | −0.95 (0.51) | 0.063 | −1.41 (0.47) | 0.003 |
| Suffering | −0.36 (0.83) | 0.666 | −2.92 (0.72) | <0.001 | −3.26 (0.67) | <0.001 |
| Insecurity | −0.82 (0.4) | 0.038 | 0.15 (0.35) | 0.663 | −3.28 (0.32) | <0.001 |
| Distress | −7.4 (0.33) | <0.001 | −8.98 (0.29) | <0.001 | −5.65 (0.27) | <0.001 |
| R2 Adjusted for conventional and war related variables | 0.339 | 0.384 | 0.347 | |||
| R2 Adjusted for conventional variables onlya | 0.22 | 0.166 | 0.179 | |||
| R2 Adjusted for war related variables onlyb | 0.008 | 0.018 | 0.025 | |||
| R2 Adjusted for war related psychological measures onlyc | 0.192 | 0.32 | 0.263 | |||
a: Conventional variables include age, sex, type of locality, governorates, years of education, standards of living and household employment
b: War-related variables include neighbourhood destruction and private property destruction
c: War-related psychological measures include suffering, insecurity and distress