Table 2.
Prevalence of mental health problems in the migrant and local children.
| Migrant Children | Local Children | df | χ2 | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | ||||
| Total difficulties scores | 2 | 31.967 | <0.001 | ||||
| Normal (0–13) | 349 | 60.2 | 320 | 76.4 | |||
| Borderline (14–16) | 109 | 18.8 | 58 | 13.8 | |||
| Abnormal (17–40) | 122 | 21.0 | 41 | 9.8 | |||
| Peer relationship problem | 2 | 8.045 | 0.018 | ||||
| Normal (0–2) | 135 | 20.1 | 117 | 26.7 | |||
| Borderline (3) | 172 | 25.6 | 117 | 26.7 | |||
| Abnormal (4–10) | 364 | 54.2 | 205 | 46.7 | |||
| Conduct problem | 2 | 22.519 | <0.001 | ||||
| Normal (0–2) | 394 | 58.2 | 308 | 69.8 | |||
| Borderline (3) | 104 | 15.4 | 68 | 15.4 | |||
| Abnormal (4–10) | 179 | 26.4 | 65 | 14.7 | |||
| Emotional symptom | 2 | 8.657 | 0.013 | ||||
| Normal (0–3) | 473 | 69.6 | 339 | 77.6 | |||
| Borderline (4) | 88 | 12.9 | 43 | 9.8 | |||
| Abnormal (5–10) | 119 | 17.5 | 55 | 12.6 | |||
| Pro-social behavior | 2 | 27.627 | <0.001 | ||||
| Normal (6–10) | 469 | 69.5 | 355 | 81.8 | |||
| Borderline (5) | 100 | 14.8 | 53 | 12.2 | |||
| Abnormal (0–4) | 106 | 15.7 | 26 | 6.0 | |||
| Hyperactivity-inattention | 2 | 11.514 | 0.003 | ||||
| Normal (0–5) | 562 | 83.0 | 393 | 89.7 | |||
| Borderline (6) | 57 | 8.4 | 28 | 6.4 | |||
| Abnormal (7–10) | 58 | 8.6 | 17 | 3.9 | |||