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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants

From: Mental illness stigma and associated factors among Arabic-speaking refugee and migrant populations in Australia

Characteristics

Pre-Intervention (n = 53) *

N

Valid %

Gender

  

 Male

18

34

 Female

35

66

Age (years), mean (SD)

52.3 (11.7)

Country of Origin

  

 Syria

10

18.9

 Iraq

34

73.6

 Jordan

2

3.8

 Lebanon

4

7.5

 Egypt

2

3.8

 Kuwait

1

1.9

Marital Status

  

 Never married

3

5.7

 Married

39

73.6

 Fiancé/Partner

1

1.9

 Divorced

4

7.5

 Widowed

6

11.3

Language spoken at home

  

 Arabic

47

88.7

 Assyrian

4

7.5

 Chaldean

2

3.8

Length of stay in Australia (years), mean (SD)

8.1 (9.1)

Arrival status in Australia

  

 Refugee

17

32.1

 Asylum seeker

22

41.5

 Immigrants

12

22.6

Years of education completed (years), mean (SD)

9.8 (4.0)

K10 Psychological Distress

  

 Low-mild (10–21)

6

30.2

 Moderate (22–29)

5

9.4

 Severe (30–50)

31

58.5

  1. * Due to missing or incomplete data for some items, the total of the categories might not always add up to the total number of participants