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. 2014 Apr 8;14:95. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-95

Table 2.

Prevalence numbers in the index a - and reference b group, with corresponding p-value, regarding mental health in reports by teachers (TRF), parents (CBCL) and children (SDQ)

 
Immigrant status
Boys
Girls
    n % Sig. (2-tailed) n Mean Sig. (2-tailed)
Teacher (TRF)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Internalizing <10th percentile
Index groupa
7
13.2
,292
7
20.6
,055
Reference groupb
28
8.7
 
36
9.9
 
 Externalizing >90th percentile
Index groupa
14
26.4
,025
0
0.0
,610*
Reference groupb
46
14.2
 
11
3.0
 
 Total >90th percentile
Index groupa
8
15.1
,822
0
0.0
1,000*
Reference groupb
45
13.9
 
8
2.2
 
Parent (CBCL)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Internalizing <10th percentile
Index groupa
5
9.4
,380
7
20.6
,022
Reference groupb
20
6.2
 
31
8.5
 
 Externalizing >90th percentile
Index groupa
10
18.9
,151
2
5.9
1,000*
Reference groupb
38
11.8
 
27
7.4
 
 Total >90th percentile
Index groupa
9
17.0
,225
4
11.8
,308*
Reference groupb
36
11.1
 
26
7.1
 
Children (SDQ)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Internalizing <10th percentile
Index groupa
1
1.9
,488*
1
2.9
,123*
Reference groupb
17
5.3
 
42
11.5
 
 Externalizing >90th percentile
Index groupa
6
11.3
,462
0
0.0
,247*
Reference groupb
49
15.2
 
24
6.6
 
 Total >90th percentile Index groupa
5
9.4
,809
1
2.9
,561*
Reference groupb 34 10.5   19 5.2  

*= Fisher’s exact test due to few number of observations in a cell.

a= Children of immigrants.

b= Children of non-immigrant parents.