Education and socioeconomic status as predictors of refugee mental health: insights from a study of Jordan-based Syrian refugee sample DOI Creative Commons
Fatin Atrooz, Omar F. Khabour, Fidaa Almomani

и другие.

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12

Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2024

Background The Syrian civil war is considered as the greatest humanitarian crisis in modern history, which has resulted a major refugee crisis. A significant concern high prevalence of mental disorders such depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among refugees. While focus most health research been pre-migration trauma, post-migration challenges stressors, can also be determinants health, are often ignored. purpose this study was to assess refugees compared local Jordanians, examine sociodemographic factors perceived stressors that associated with distress participants. Methods This cross sectional conducted northern region Jordan Jordanian adults. We used validated Arabic version Afghan Symptoms Checklist (ASC) Results total 929 subjects (43% refugees, 56% females) participated study. Disparities education, monthly income, insurance were between p < 0.001. mean score ASC significantly higher particularly females (mean ± standard deviation: females: 58.22 1.13; males: 45.31 1.28; 51.06 0.91; 46.45 1.08, = 0.002). Multivariable linear regression showed estimated difference males 7.42 ( 0.001), Jordanians 2.76 0.019). Interestingly, scores for individuals education level decreased by 4.18 lower (high school or less), Conclusion Education highly predictable female Enhancing educational opportunities proposed improving socioeconomic status might serve buffering strategy vulnerable population.

Язык: Английский

Education and socioeconomic status as predictors of refugee mental health: insights from a study of Jordan-based Syrian refugee sample DOI Creative Commons
Fatin Atrooz, Omar F. Khabour, Fidaa Almomani

и другие.

Frontiers in Public Health, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 12

Опубликована: Окт. 9, 2024

Background The Syrian civil war is considered as the greatest humanitarian crisis in modern history, which has resulted a major refugee crisis. A significant concern high prevalence of mental disorders such depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among refugees. While focus most health research been pre-migration trauma, post-migration challenges stressors, can also be determinants health, are often ignored. purpose this study was to assess refugees compared local Jordanians, examine sociodemographic factors perceived stressors that associated with distress participants. Methods This cross sectional conducted northern region Jordan Jordanian adults. We used validated Arabic version Afghan Symptoms Checklist (ASC) Results total 929 subjects (43% refugees, 56% females) participated study. Disparities education, monthly income, insurance were between p < 0.001. mean score ASC significantly higher particularly females (mean ± standard deviation: females: 58.22 1.13; males: 45.31 1.28; 51.06 0.91; 46.45 1.08, = 0.002). Multivariable linear regression showed estimated difference males 7.42 ( 0.001), Jordanians 2.76 0.019). Interestingly, scores for individuals education level decreased by 4.18 lower (high school or less), Conclusion Education highly predictable female Enhancing educational opportunities proposed improving socioeconomic status might serve buffering strategy vulnerable population.

Язык: Английский

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