Skip to main content
. 2015 Jan 29;12:E10. doi: 10.5888/pcd12.140424

Table 2. Demographics and Study Variables for Depressiona Association, Syrian Refugees in Jordan (n = 765), 2013–2014.

Factor Total No. (%) No. (%) of Participants With Depression Scores ≤30 No. (%) of Participants With Depression Scores ≥31 χ2 P Value
Age, y
18–49 658 (86.0) 457 (69.5) 201 (30.5) .08
≥50 107 (14.0) 82 (76.6) 25 (23.4)
Sex
Male 340 (44.4) 238 (70.0) 102 (30.0) .81
Female 425 (55.6) 301 (70.8) 124 (29.2)
Length of residency in Jordan, y
<1 458 (59.9) 314 (68.6) 144 (31.4) .17
≥1 307 (40.1) 225 (73.3) 82 (26.7)
Marital status
Single 109 (14.2) 79 (72.5) 30 (27.5) .65
Married 656 (85.8) 460 (70.1) 196 (29.9)
Live with family
Yes 648 (84.7) 459 (70.8) 189 (29.2) .58
No 117 (15.3) 80 (68.4) 37 (31.6)
Education level
Illiterate 97 (12.7) 73 (75.3) 24 (24.7) .28
Education in a school 668 (87.3) 466 (69.8) 202 (30.2)
Have job
Yes 67 (8.8) 52 (77.6) 15 (22.4) .20
No 698 (91.2) 487 (69.8) 211 (30.2)
Have enough income
Yes 114 (14.9) 90 (78.9) 24 (21.1) .03
No 651 (85.1) 449 (69.0) 202 (31.0)
Rent house
Yes 591 (77.2) 417 (70.6) 174 (29.4) .93
No 174 (22.8) 122 (70.1) 52 (29.9)
Previously diagnosed chronic disease(s)b
Yes 229 (30.3) 149 (65.1) 80 (34.9) .04
No 528 (69.7) 384 (72.7) 144 (27.3)
Newly diagnosed chronic disease(s) in Jordanb
Yes 204 (27.8) 123 (60.3) 81 (39.7) .001
No 530 (72.2) 394 (74.3) 136 (25.7)
Have enough medication
Yes 215 (28.1) 167 (77.7) 48 (22.3) .006
No 550 (71.9) 372 (67.6) 178 (32.4)
a

As measured with the Beck Depression Inventory (9) translated into Arabic (10).

b

Some data were missing. Analysis of previously diagnosed chronic diseases (s) was based on 757 participants, and analysis of newly diagnosed chronic disease(s) in Jordan was based on 734 participants.