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Table 4 Factors associated with outcome measures

From: The mental health, quality of life and life satisfaction of internally displaced persons living in Nakuru County, Kenya

 

WHOQOL_BREF

SWLS

GHQ-12

 

MR

MR

MR

Gender

   

 Male

53

48

49

 Female

48

51

49

 U

1053

1073

1098

Marital status

   

 Single

46

52

52

 Married

49

43

57

 Widowed

52

55

38

 x2

1.6

4.5

6.8*

Have children?

   

 Yes

50

52

47

 No

52

48

53

 U

1171

1130

1009

Place of displacement

   

 Within the county

47

56

43

 Outside the county

52

49

52

 U

861

799

735

Duration of residing in camp

  

 5 years

53

51

52

 7 years

45

44

35

 10 years

47

59

59

 x2

1.5

2.3

6.2

Occupation

  

 Employed

49

50

48

 Unemployed

54

52

53

 U

921

982

870

Source of help – family?

  

 Yes

49

49

56

 No

51

51

47

 U

956

953

775

Source of help – friends?

  

 Yes

51

55

42

 No

50

48

54

 U

1108

965

834*

Source of help – government?

  

 Yes

71

46

43

 No

48

51

50

 U

248*

407

379

Source of help – NGOs?

  

 Yes

50

51

53

 No

51

50

47

 U

1206

1194

1045

 

rho

rho

rho

Age

-.020

-.115

.202*

WHOQOL_BREF

-

.047

-.057

SWLS

.047

-

-.243*

GHQ-12

-.057

-.243*

-

  1. * = P < 0.05; MR = Mean Rank; U = Mann–Whitney U-Test;
  2. rho = Spearman’s rho test; x2 = Kruskal Wallis H Test
  3. WHOQOL_BREF = World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF scale
  4. SWLS = Satisfaction with Life Scale
  5. GHQ-12 = General Health Questionnaire 12
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