Characterizing individuals accessing mental health services in the UAE: a focus on youth living in Dubai

Table 4 Results of the negative binomial regression

Predictor*	B	S.E.	Wald Chi–Square	Sig.	IRR	95 % CI
Family stress	0.56	0.27	4.10	< 0.05	1.75	1.02–3.00
Friends stress	− 0.40	0.35	1.30	0.25	0.67	0.34–1.33
Academic stress	− 0.21	0.28	0.54	0.46	0.81	0.47–1.41
Gender (Male vs. Female)	− 0.71	0.30	5.67	< 0.05	0.49	0.28–0.88
Residential status	0.13	0.28	0.21	0.64	1.14	0.65–1.98
Self–harm	0.75	0.33	5.06	< 0.05	2.11	1.10–4.06
Suicidality	0.33	0.35	0.93	0.33	1.40	0.71–2.75
Psychotic features	− 1.09	0.35	9.48	< 0.10	0.34	0.17–0.67
Depression	0.44	0.58	0.58	0.44	1.56	0.50–4.88
Bipolar	− 0.11	0.51	0.05	0.83	0.89	0.33–2.45
Anxiety	1.16	0.54	4.58	< 0.05	3.19	1.10–9.25

*All predictors compare Yes = 1 versus No = 0 with the exception of Gender where Male = 1 and Female = 2

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