Table 3.
N = 14 | Health characteristics | n (%) |
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General health | Excellent/good | 9 (64) |
Fair/poor | 5 (36) | |
Time from arrival to US (months) | Median (SD) | |
Male | 7.4 (9) | |
Female | 1.3 (1) | |
Use of drugs | Yes | 2 (14) |
No | 10 (72) | |
Don’t know | 2 (14) | |
Drink alcohol | Yes | 3 (21) |
No | 11 (69) | |
Treatment of mental health condition | Yes | 2 (13) |
No | 12 (80) | |
Previous suicide attempt | Yes | 3 (21) |
No | 10 (71) | |
Don’t know | 1 (7) | |
Previous suicide in subject’s family | Yes | 3 (20) |
No | 9 (64) | |
Don’t know | 2 (13) | |
Family history of mental health condition | Yes | 1 (7) |
No | 11 (79) | |
Don’t know | 2 (14) | |
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N = 14 | Post migration difficulties | n (%) |
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Language barriers | 10 (71) | |
Worries about family back at home | 8 (57) | |
Having a person to confide in | 7 (50) | |
Separation from family | 6 (43) | |
Difficulty maintaining cultural and religious traditions | 6 (43) | |
Inability to pay living expenses | 5 (36) | |
Poor access to counseling services | 4 (29) | |
Being unable to find work | 4 (29) | |
Poor access to healthcare | 3 (21) | |
Insufficient help from government | 3 (21) | |
Lack of religious community | 3 (21) | |
Insufficient help from charities or other agencies | 2 (14) | |
Increased family conflict | 2 (14) | |
Lack of community structures for resolving family disputes | 1 (7) | |
Discrimination | 0 |
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