Table 5.
Association between common mental disorders and socio-demographic variables
| Children without depression | Children with depression | Age and sex adjusted OR (95% CI) | Children without anxiety | Children with anxiety | Age and sex adjusted OR (95% CI) | Children without PTSD | Children with PTSD | Age and sex adjusted OR (95% CI) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
| Age (years) | |||||||||||||||
| 8–10 | 300 | 40 | 22 | 20 | Reference | 295 | 38 | 27 | 35 | Reference | 299 | 40 | 23 | 23 | Reference |
| 11–13 | 241 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 1.8 (1.1–3.0)± | 247 | 32 | 26 | 33 | 1.1 (0.6–2.1) | 245 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 1.5 (0.8–2.7) |
| 14–17 | 204 | 27 | 53 | 50 | 3.6 (2.1–6.8)± | 232 | 30 | 25 | 32 | 1.2 (0.7–2.0) | 210 | 28 | 47 | 48 | 3.0 (1.7–5.2)± |
| Sex | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 367 | 49 | 46 | 43 | Reference | 393 | 51 | 20 | 26 | Reference | 375 | 50 | 38 | 39 | Reference |
| Female | 378 | 51 | 61 | 57 | 1.3 (0.8–2.0) | 381 | 49 | 58 | 74 | 2.9 (1.8–4.9)± | 379 | 50 | 60 | 61 | 1.6 (1.1–2.4)± |
| Years since leaving Syriaa | |||||||||||||||
| <2 years | 43 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1.6 (0.5–2.8) | 47 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 1.2 (0.4–3.4) | 44 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1.7 (0.6–4.8) |
| 2–3 years | 139 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 0.7 (0.3–1.5) | 142 | 18 | 13 | 18 | 1.6 (0.8–3.2) | 136 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 1.5 (0.8–3.0) |
| 4–5 years | 419 | 56 | 57 | 53 | 0.8 (0.4–1.4) | 430 | 56 | 44 | 60 | 1.4 (0.7–2.6) | 423 | 56 | 52 | 53 | 1.1 (0.6–2.2) |
| >5 years | 141 | 19 | 23 | 22 | Reference | 152 | 20 | 12 | 16 | Reference | 148 | 20 | 16 | 16 | Reference |
| Highest level of educationa | |||||||||||||||
| None | 43 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 2.3 (1.0–5.2)± | 48 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 0.9 (0.3–2.6) | 46 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 1.0 (0.5–2.2) |
| Primary | 549 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 1.4 (0.8–2.3) | 573 | 74 | 48 | 64 | 0.6 (0.3–1.0) | 560 | 74 | 61 | 62 | 0.7 (0.4–1.3) |
| Middle/secondary | 149 | 20 | 22 | 21 | Reference | 150 | 20 | 21 | 28 | Reference | 142 | 19 | 29 | 30 | Reference |
| Household level variables | |||||||||||||||
| Household size | |||||||||||||||
| 2–4 people | 97 | 13 | 14 | 13 | Reference | 105 | 14 | 9 | 12 | Reference | 96 | 13 | 18 | 18 | Reference |
| 5–7 people | 454 | 61 | 73 | 68 | 1.0 (0.5–2.0) | 476 | 62 | 50 | 64 | 1.1 (0.5–2.5) | 469 | 62 | 57 | 58 | 0.6 (0.3–1.0) |
| 8+ people | 194 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 0.6 (0.2–1.3) | 193 | 25 | 19 | 24 | 1.0 (0.5–2.0) | 189 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 0.5 (0.3–0.9)± |
| Sex of household head | |||||||||||||||
| Male | 579 | 78 | 78 | 73 | Reference | 599 | 77 | 58 | 75 | Reference | 590 | 78 | 67 | 68 | Reference |
| Female | 166 | 22 | 29 | 27 | 1.2 (0.7–2.0) | 175 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 1.1 (0.6–2.1) | 164 | 22 | 31 | 32 | 1.5 (0.9–2.6) |
| Socio-economic statusa | |||||||||||||||
| First quartile (poorest) | 179 | 24 | 38 | 36 | 2.0 (1.0–3.5) | 198 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 1.0 (0.5–1.9) | 197 | 26 | 20 | 20 | 0.7 (0.4–1.4) |
| Second quartile | 184 | 25 | 31 | 29 | 1.5 (0.9–2.6) | 195 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 1.1 (0.5–2.3) | 194 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 0.8 (0.4–1.4) |
| Third quartile | 200 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 0.8 (0.4–1.7) | 199 | 26 | 19 | 25 | 0.9 (0.4–1.9) | 185 | 25 | 33 | 34 | 1.3 (0.7–2.3) |
| Fourth quartile (least poor) | 177 | 24 | 18 | 17 | Reference | 179 | 23 | 16 | 21 | Reference | 172 | 23 | 23 | 23 | Reference |
Significant at p < 0.05.
Data missing.