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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of patients with and without perceived altered mental health, reported as number and percentage of patients

From: Mental health of people with limited access to health services: a retrospective study of patients attending a humanitarian clinic network in Germany in 2021

Socio-demographic characteristics

Self-reported feeling depressed

N (%)

P-value

Lack of interest in daily activities

N (%)

P-value

Moral support received from someone when needed N (%)

P-value

 

More often

Less often

 

More often

Less often

 

No

Yes

 

Gender

  

0.152

  

0.505

  

0.298

Male

50.8% (64/126)

51.9% (123/237)

 

48% (47/98)

45.8% (99/216)

 

59.7% (80/134)

46.8% (169/361)

 

Female

49.2% (62/126)

48.1% (114/237)

 

52% (51/98)

54.2% (117/216)

 

40.3% (54/134)

53.2% (192/361)

 

Age group

  

< 0.005

  

< 0.005

  

0.802

< 20 years

7.1% (9/126)

22.5% (52/231)

 

7.2% (7/98)

24.1% (51/212)

 

24.4% (32/131)

28.1% (100/356)

 

20–39 years

54.8% (69/126)

45.4% (105/231)

 

55.1% (54/98

)

43.9% (93/212)

 

44.3% (58/131)

39.9% (142/356)

 

40–59 years

29.4% (37/126)

26% (60/231)

 

27.5% (27/98)

26.4% (56/212)

 

23.7% (31/131)

23.6% (84/356)

 

>= 60 years

8.7% (11/126)

6.1% (14/231)

 

10.2% (10/98)

5.6% (12/212)

 

7.6% (10/131)

8.4% (30/356)

 

Nationality

  

0.322

  

0.539

  

0.828

German nationals

13.38% (17/127)

16.5% (39/237)

 

13.3% (13/98)

17,5% (38/217)

 

19.4% (26/134)

21.9% (79/361)

 

EU/EAA

24.41% (31/127)

29.5% (70/237)

 

25.5% (25/98)

27.2% (59/217)

 

26.9% (36/134)

25.5% (92/361)

 

Non-EU

62.2% (79/127)

54% (128/237)

 

61.2% (60/98)

55.3% (120/217)

 

53.7% (72/134)

52.6% (190/361)

 

Housing situation

  

0.937

  

0.869

  

0.013

Secure

21.3% (27/127)

23.8% (54/234)

 

23.5% (23/98)

23.4% (50/214)

 

12.1% (16/132)

25.8% (93/360)

 

Houseless

19.7% (25/127)

22.4% (53/234)

 

19.4% (19/98)

22.4% (48/214)

 

30.3% (40/132)

25.3% (91/360)

 

Inadequate houses

2.4% (3/127)

2.6% (6/234)

 

1.1% (1/98)

2.8% (6/214)

 

3.8% (5/132)

1.7% (6/360)

 

Insecure houses

47.2% (/127)

44.4% (104/234)

 

48% (47/98)

45.3% (97/214)

 

44.7% (59/132)

41.9% (151/360)

 

Roofless

9.4% (12/127)

7.3% (17/234)

 

8% (8/98)

6.1% (13/214)

 

9.1% (12/132)

5.3% (19/360)

 

Insurance status

  

0.635

  

0.663

  

0.179

Fully insured

12.2% (28/230)

10.5% (13/124)

 

14.4% (30/209)

12.5.4% (12/96)

 

18.5% (24/130)

13.5% (47/347)

 

Limited insured

87.8% (202/230)

89.5% (111/124)

 

85.6% (179/209)

87.5% (84/96)

 

81.5% (106/130)

86.5% (300/347)

 

Immigration status

  

0.013

  

0.099

  

0.619

EU citizens over 3 months stay with no entitlements

4.9% (6/121)

3.6% (8/222)

 

2.1% (2/96)

4% (8/200)

 

4.6% (16/343)

2.4% (3/125)

 

EU citizens over 3 months stay with entitlements

14.9% (18/121)

12.2% (27/222)

 

16.7% (16/96)

12% (24/200)

 

12.8% (44/343)

12.8% (16/125)

 

EU under 3 months stay with entitlements

6.6% (8/121)

17.1% (38/222)

 

7.3% (7/96)

15.5% (31/200)

 

10.8% (37/343)

13.6% (17/125)

 

German nationals

14% (17/121)

17.6% (39/222)

 

13.5% (13/96)

19% (38/200)

 

22.7% (78/343)

20.8% (26/125)

 

Non- EU citizens with an asylum claim

3.3% (4/121)

3.2% (7/222)

 

4.2% (4/96)

3% (6/200)

 

2.6% (9/343)

2.4% (3/125)

 

Non-EU with no asylum claim

9.9% (12/121)

1.8% (4/222)

 

9.4% (9/96)

2% (4/200)

 

3.3% (11/343)

4.8% (6/125)

 

Non-EU undocumented migrants

27.3% (33/121)

27% (60/222)

 

30.2% (29/96)

27.5% (55/200)

 

25.1% (86/343)

22.4% (28/125)

 

Non-EU refugees

2.5% (3/121)

0.4% (1/222)

 

2.1% (2/96)

1% (2/200)

 

1.5% (5/343)

2.4% (3/125)

 

Non-EU legal Migrants

16.6% (20/121)

17.1% (38/222)

 

14.5% (14/96)

16% (32/200)

 

16.6% (57/343)

18.4% (23/125)

 
  1. *P- value determined by chi2 test