Table 5.
Comparison between asylum seekers without mental distress and asylum seekers with distress in at least one diagnostic category.
| Variables | Asylum Seekers without Mental Distress (n = 20) | Asylum Seekers with Distress in at Least one Diagnostic Category (n = 36) | Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | p | ||
| Gender, female | 7 | 35.0 | 13 | 36.1 | χ2(1) = 0.007 | 0.585 |
| At least one TE | 13 | 65.0 | 32 | 88.9 | χ2(1) = 4.694 | 0.040 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 10 | 50.0 | 11 | 30.6 | χ2(4) = 7.953 | 0.093 |
| Married | 8 | 40.0 | 21 | 58.3 | ||
| Divorced | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Widowed | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 2.8 | ||
| Other | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 8.3 | ||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | p | ||
| Education years | 9.61 | 4.13 | 10.56 | 2.87 | t(41) = 0.889 | 0.379 |
| Duration of stay | 10.29 | 2.92 | 6.63 | 3.44 | t(49) = 3.755 | <0.001 |
TE = Traumatic event.