Table 3.
Results of separate regression analyses examining the association between predictor variables and the level of health status (psychological distress, physical and mental health functioning) for male participants
| Predictor | Psychological distress: (GHQ-28) |
Physical functioning (SF-12: PCS) | Mental functioning (SF-12: MCS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | β (CI 95%) | B | β (CI 95%) | B | β (CI 95%) | |
| Age | 0.29 | 0.20 (0.06 to 0.51)* | −0.19 | −0.22 (−0.32 to 0.58)* | 0.10 | 0.11 (−0.05 to 0.25) |
| Rural residency | 5.55 | 0.19 (0.86 to 10.24)* | −0.44 | −0.24 (−3.24 to 2.37) | −4.63 | −0.24 (−7.76 to −1.50)* |
| Regular income | 0.45 | 0.01 (−5.13 to 6.03) | 1.37 | −0.07 (−1.93 to 4.67) | 0.59 | 0.32 (−3.10 to 4.28) |
| Marital status: married (reference: single) | 0.28 | 0.01 (−4.76 to 5.33) | 0.51 | 0.03 (−2.46 to 3.49) | −0.43 | −0.02 (−3.76 to 2.90) |
| Employment: student (reference: paid work) | 1.43 | 0.04 (−5.65 to 8.51) | −4.25 | −0.18 (−8.50 to −0.10)* | 0.39 | 0.02 (−4.25 to 5.12) |
| Employment: unemployed (reference: paid work) | 2.51 | 0.05 (−5.60 to 10.62) | −4.99 | −0.15 (−9.89 to −0.10)* | −2.97 | −0.08 (−8.44 to 2.50) |
| Level of education: primary (reference: no formal education) | 0.80 | 0.03 (−4.333 to 5.91) | 1.58 | 0.83 (−1.44 to 4.61) | 0.73 | 0.04 (−2.65 to 4.10) |
| Level of education: Secondary or higher (reference: no formal education) | −0.20 | 0.01 (−5.41 to 5.18) | 1.26 | 0.07 (−1.87 to 4.33) | 2.03 | 0.10 (−1.43 to 5.49) |
| Returnee | 9.23 | 0.30 (4.54 to 13.93)* | −2.83 | −0.15 (−5.61 to −0.05)* | −0.92 | −0.05 (−4.03 to 2.17) |
| Traumatic event exposure | 1.05 | 0.11 (−0.48 to 2.58) | −1.56 | −0.27 (−2.45 to −0.67)* | −0.93 | −0.15 (−1.92 to 0.06) |
| Level of needs (HESPER score)† | 0.78 | 0.34 (0.41 to 1.16)* | −0.33 | −0.24 (−0.55 to −0.11)* | −0.73 | −0.48 (−0.98 to −0.49)* |
| R2 model 1=0.31 R2 model 2=0.34 R2 model 3=0.41 |
R2 model 1=0.35 R2 model 2=0.43 R2 model 3=0.47 |
R2 model 1=0.23 R2 model 2=0.39 R2 model 3=0.47 |
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*Significant value: P<0.05.
†To reduce redundancy, the item ‘Distress’ was excluded from the total score on HESPER because we intended to examine the level of psychological distress (GHQ-28) as an independent variable.
GHQ, General Health Questionnaire; HESPER, Humanitarian Emergency Settings Perceived Needs Scale; MCS, Mental Functioning; PCS, Physical Functioning; SF-12, Study Short-Form Health Survey.