Table 6 Mean Unadjusted PedsQL 4.0 Generic Core Scales Total Scale Score, Psychosocial and Physical Health for (350) preschoolers in the Gaza Strip, 2007

Demographics

Gender

   Female ^a

170

63 (16)

b < a

59 (16)

b < a

71(20)

b < a

   Male ^b

180

61(15)

57 (16)

68(20)

Age

   Toddler (3-4) ^a

184

64 (16)

b < a

60 (17)

b < a

72(20)

b < a*

   Young child (5-6) ^b

166

60 (15)

56 (16)

67(19)

Correlates

Nutritional status

   Stunting ^a

52

64 (14)

b < a

64 (14)

b < a*

71(18)

b < a***

   Moderate ^b

168

62 (16)

c < a

58 (17)

c < a*

62(16)

c < a***

   Adequate ^c

130

62 (16)

58 (16)

58(16)

c < b*

Child mental health¹

   Poor ^a

129

57 (15)

a < b**

52 (16)

a < b**

66(19)

a < b

   Borderline ^b

82

63(16)

a < c***

59 (15)

a < c***

71(21)

a < c

   Normal ^c

139

66 (15)

b < c

63 (15)

b < c

72(19)

b < c

Maternal mental health²

   Poor ^a

209

61(16)

a < b

57 (17)

a < b

66(19)

a < b

   Normal ^b

141

64(15)

61(15)

71(20)

Maternal self-rated health

   Fair or poor ^a

112

61 (16)

a < b

57 (16)

a < b

70(20)

b < a

   Good/very good/excellent ^b

238

63(16)

59 (16)

69(20)

Level of Exposure to traumatic events

   Level 1 : (1-4 traumatic events) ^a

158

65 (16)

b < a*

62(16)

b < a**

72(20)

   Level 2: (5-9 traumatic events) ^b

145

61(14)

c < a***

57(14)

c < a***

68(20)

   Level 3: (10-19 traumatic events) ^c

47

55(16)

c < b*

50 (18)

c < b**

67(18)

Maternal education

   Elementary ^a

34

55(14)

a < b**

52 (15)

a < b*

61(19)

a < b

   Above elementary ^b

316

63(16)

59 (16)

70(20)

Living in direct military confrontation area

   Yes ^a

88

58(15)

a < b**

52 (16)

a < b***

69(17)

a < b

   No ^b

262

64 (16)

61(16)

70(20)

Moved in the past 2 years

   Yes ^a

65

62 (16)

58 (17)

69(20)

a < b

   No ^b

285

62(16)

58 (16)

70(20)

Deprivation

   Yes ^a

83

59(15)

a < b

54 (16)

a < b**

69(18)

a < b

   No ^b

267

63(16)

60 (16)

70(20)

Social support

   No ^a

218

62(15)

59 (16)

b < a

69(19)

a < b

   Yes ^b

132

62(16)

57 (17)

70(20)

Total score

350

62(16)

58 (16)

69(20)