Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample of MHPSS beneficiaries in NWS (n = 462)
Variables | Healthcare workers (n, %) | Other beneficiaries (n, %) | Total (n, %) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Region | Â | Â | Â | 0.964 |
 Afrin | 67 (28.8%) | 63 (27.5%) | 130 (28.1%) |  |
 Azaz | 71 (30.5%) | 72 (31.4%) | 143 (31,0%) |  |
 Idlib | 95 (40.8%) | 94 (41.0%) | 189 (40.9) |  |
Facility from which the participants were recruited |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Clinic in PHC centre | 83 (35.6%) | 89 (38.9%) | 172 (37.7%) |  |
 MH Clinic in PHC | 39 (16.8%) | 21 (9.1%) | 60 (13.2%) |  |
 MH Clinic in specialized centre | 2 (0.9%) | 0 (0%) | 2 (0.4%) |  |
 MMU | 14 (6.0%) | 25 (10.9%) | 39 (8.5%) |  |
 MH Clinic in Hospital | 81 (34.8%) | 62 (27.1%) | 143 (31.4%) |  |
 MH Clinic in specialized hospital | 2 (0.9%) | 32 (14.0%) | 34 (7.5%) |  |
Residency status | Â | Â | Â | 0.264 |
 Resident | 113 (48.5%) | 99 (43.2%) | 212 (45.9%) |  |
 IDP | 120 (51.5%) | 130 (56.8%) | 250 (54.1%) |  |
Age categories |  |  |  | < 0.001 |
 18–30 | 82 (36.9%) | 94 (43.7%) | 176 (40.3%) |  |
 31–40 | 113 (50.9%) | 71 (33.0%) | 184 (42.1%) |  |
 41–60 | 27 (12.2%) | 47 (21.9%) | 74 (16.9%) |  |
 61–70 | 0 (0%) | 3 (1.4%) | 3 (0.7%) |  |
Age in years (mean ± SD; Range) | 32.9 ± 6.3 | 33.2 ± 9.2 | 33 ± 7.9; 18–70 | 0.785 |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | 0.004 |
 Female | 125 (53.6%) | 151 (65.9%) | 276 (59.7%) |  |
 Male | 104 (44.6%) | 78 (34.1%) | 182 (39.4%) |  |
 Prefer not to say | 4 (1.7%) | 0 (0%) | 4 (0.9%) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | 0.239 |
 Married | 190 (81.5%) | 168 (73.7%) | 358 (78.7%) |  |
 Widowed | 3 (3.9%) | 14 (6.1%) | 17 (3.7%) |  |
 Single | 25 (10.7%) | 33 (14.5%) | 58 (12.7%) |  |
 Separated/divorced | 9 (3.9%) | 13 (5.7%) | 22 (4.8%) |  |
Educational level |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Primary school level or less | 8 (3.4%) | 111 (48.5%) | 119 (25.8%) |  |
 Secondary School level | 5 (2.1%) | 66 (28.8%) | 71 (15.4%) |  |
 High school | 20 (8.6%) | 33 (14.4%) | 53 (11.5%) |  |
 University | 200 (85.8%) | 19 (8.3%) | 219 (47.4%) |  |
Employment status |  |  |  |  < 0.001 |
 Employed | 229 (98.7%) | 31 (13.5%) | 260 (56.3%) |  |
 Unemployed | 3 (1.3%) | 197 (86%) | 200 (43.3%) |  |
 Retired | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.2%) |  |
Crowding index (mean ± SD) | 2.3 ± 1.1 | 3.2 ± 1.9 | 2.7 ± 1.7 |  < 0.001 |
Socio-economic status (SES) | Â | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Low SES | 174 (74.7%) | 194 (87.8%) | 368 (81.1%) |  |
 Middle SES | 56 (24.0%) | 26 (11.8%) | 82 (18.1%) |  |
 High SES | 3 (1.3%) | 1 (0.5%) | 4 (0.9%) |  |