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. 2020 Dec 10;29:e192. doi: 10.1017/S2045796020001079

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.

a

Data missing.