Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics for Arab-American Adolescents Recruited from Dearborn, MI, February to July, 2012 (n=98).
| N (%) (or Mean ± SD) | |
|---|---|
| Age | 15.4 ± 1.5 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 56 (57%) |
| Female | 42 (43%) |
| Education | |
| 5th to 6th grade | 7 (7%) |
| 7th to 8th grade | 7 (7%) |
| 9th grade | 19 (19%) |
| 10th grade | 30 (31%) |
| 11th grade | 15 (15%) |
| 12th grade | 20 (20%) |
| Country of Origin | |
| USA | 77 (79%) |
| Yemen | 5 (5%) |
| Saudi Arabia | 5 (5%) |
| Lebanon | 4 (4%) |
| Iraq | 4 (4%) |
| Other | 3 (3%) |
| Immigrant Generation | |
| Firsta | 20 (20%) |
| Secondb | 68 (69%) |
| Thirdc | 10 (10%) |
| Religion | |
| Muslim | 91 (93%) |
| Other | 7 (7%) |
| Hijab* (n=42) | |
| Yes | 29 (69%) |
| No | 13 (31%) |
| Recruitment Site | |
| ACCESS Child & Adolescent Health Center | 80 (82%) |
| HYPE Recreation Center | 18 (18%) |
| PHQ Depression Screen † | |
| None or minimal depression (0–4) | 62 (63%) |
| Mild depression (5–10) | 22 (23%) |
| Moderate depression (11–14) | 12 (12%) |
| Moderately severe depression (15–19) | 2 (2%) |
| Severe depression (20–27) | 0 (0%) |
| Self-Stigma of Depression Scale (SSDS) ‡ | |
| Mean | 54.3 ± 13.4 |
| Range | (20, 76) |
a
Immigrant youth who migrated to the U.S.
b
U.S.-born children of at least one foreign-born parent.
c
U.S.-born children of two U.S.-born parents, where at least one grandparent is foreign-born.
*
Hijab is a veil which covers the hair, and is worn by Muslim women particularly in the presence of non-related adult males. This question was on asked to individuals who identified themselves as female.
†
A total PHQ-9 score ≥11 has an optimal sensitivity and specificity for detecting major depression in adolescents.
‡
SSDS: Minimum Score = 16, Maximum Score = 80.