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Table 2 Prevalence and severity of mental health conditions in the study participants (n = 456) stratified by residence status

From: Mental health of undocumented migrants and migrants undergoing regularization in Switzerland: a cross-sectional study

 

Total (N = 456)

Undocumented (N = 246)

Regularized (N = 210)

P-value*

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

n

%

95% CI

 

Known diagnosis of anxiety or depression

84

18.4

15.0–22.3

64

26.0

20.6–32.0

20

9.5

5.9–14.3

< 0.001

Symptoms of depression (PHQ-9)

207

45.4

40.8–50.1

137

55.7

49.2–62.0

70

33.3

27.0–40.1

< 0.001

Mild

122

26.8

22.7–31.1

73

29.7

24.0–34.8

49

23.3

17.8–29.6

 

Moderate

60

13.2

10.2–16.6

42

17.1

12.6–22.4

18

8.6

5.2–13.2

 

Moderately severe to severe

25

5.5

2.6–8.0

22

8.9

5.7–13.2

3

1.4

0.3–4.1

 

Symptoms of anxiety (GAD-7)

164

36.0

31.6–40.6

109

44.3

38.0–50.8

55

26.2

20.4–32.7

< 0.001

Mild

96

21.1

17.4–25.1

54

22.0

16.9–27.7

42

20.0

14.8–26.1

 

Moderate

55

12.1

9.2–15.4

43

17.5

12.9–22.8

12

5.7

3.0–9.8

 

Severe

13

2.9

1.5–4.8

12

4.9

2.5–8.4

1

0.5

0.0–2.6

 

Sleep disturbance (PSQI)

105

23.0

19.2–27.2

79

32.1

26.3–38.3

26

12.4

8.2–17.6

< 0.001

Fairly bad

87

19.1

15.6–23.0

67

27.2

21.8–33.3

20

9.5

5.9–14.3

 

Bad

18

3.9

2.4–6.2

12

4.9

2.5–8.4

6

2.9

1.1–6.1

 
  1. * p-value concerns differences between regularized and undocumented migrants