Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the study population.
| Category | 2015 No. (%) | 2016 No. (%) | 2017 No. (%) | 2018 No. (%) | Total No. (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 873 (60.9) | 1,085 (59.7) | 1,098 (52.1) | 810 (60.0) | 3,866 (57.6) | |
| Female | 559 (39) | 732 (40.3) | 1,009 (47.9) | 539 (40.0) | 2,839 (42.4) | |
| Missing data | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Total | 1,432 (100) | 1,817 (100) | 2,107 (100) | 1,349 (100) | 6,705 (100) | |
| Major nationalities | ||||||
| Qatari | 292 (20.3) | 480 (26.4) | 647 (30.8) | 147 (11.0) | 1,566 (23.1) | |
| Indian | 138 (9.64) | 232 (12.8) | 223 (10.5) | 63 (4.67) | 656 (9.78) | |
| Egyptian | 178 (12.4) | 201 (11.0) | 137 (6.50) | 51 (3.78) | 567 (8.46) | |
| Pakistani | 172 (12.0) | 166 (9.14) | 170 (8.07) | 60 (4.45) | 568 (8.47) | |
| Syrian | 96 (6.70) | 79 (4.4) | 88 (4.18) | 69 (5.12) | 332 (4.95) | |
| Jordanian | 61 (4.26) | 51 (2.8) | 70 (3.32) | 31(2.30) | 213 (3.18) | |
| Sudanese | 42 (2.93) | 325 (17.8) | 93 (4.41) | 30 (2.22) | 490 (7.31) | |
| Nepali | 47 (3.28) | 71 (4.0) | 120 (5.70) | 53 (3.92) | 291 (4.34) | |
| Bangladesh | 49 (3.42) | 63 (3.4) | 192 (9.11) | 6 (0.44) | 310 (4.62) | |
| Sri Lankans | 31 (2.16) | 41 (2.0) | 27(1.28) | 23 (1.70) | 122 (1.81) | |
| Others | 326 (22.8) | 108(6.0) | 340(16.1) | 816 (60.5) | 1,590 (23.7) | |
| Missing data | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Total | 1,432 (100) | 1,817 (100) | 2,107 (100) | 1349 (100) | 6,705 (100) | |
| Age groups | ||||||
| >1–9 | 896 (62.6) | 1,320 (72.6) | 1,432 (65.2) | 901 (66.8) | 4,549 (67.8) | |
| 10–17 | 44 (3.07) | 33 (1.82) | 71 (3.37) | 20 (1.48) | 168 (2.51) | |
| 18–59 | 398 (27.77) | 401 (22.1) | 500 (23.7) | 381 (28.2) | 1,680 (25.1) | |
| >60 | 94 (6.56) | 63 (3.47) | 104 (4.94) | 47 (3.48) | 308 (4.59) | |
| Total | 1,432 (100) | 1,817 (100) | 2,107 (100) | 1,349 (100) | 6,705 (100) | |