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Table 2 Mean SRQ-20 scores and frequency of participants with SRQ + in the CONPAS survey, by year (2018–2020)

From: Trends in mental health before and after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal survey of a conflict-affected population in Colombia

 

Mean SRQ score (95% CI)

SRQ + frequency (95% CI)

 

2018 (N = 1309)

2019 (N = 1106)

2020 (N = 905)

2018 (N = 1309)

2019 (N = 1106)

2020 (N = 905)

Overall

5.7(5.5–6.0)

5.1 (4.8–5.4)

4.6 (4.2–4.9)

32.4% (29.9–34.9)

28.5% (25.8–31.1)

24.6% (21.8–27.4)

Gender

 Men

4.5 (4.2–4.9)

4.2 (3.8–4.6)

4.1 (3.6–4.5)

21.2% (19.0–23.4)

21.8% (19.4–24.2)

22.4% (19.7–25.1)

 Women

6.7 (6.3–7.1)

5.9 (5.5–6.3)

5.0 (4.5–5.4)

41.9% (39.2–44.6)

34.2% (31.4–37.0)

26.5% (23.6–29.3)

Age group

 18–44

4.9 (4.5–5.3)

4.6 (4.1–5.0)

3.8 (3.3–4.2)

26.9% (24.5–29.3)

24.8% (22.2–27.3)

19.3% (16.7–21.9)

 45–60

6.0 (5.6–6.5)

5.3 (4.8–5.9)

4.9 (4.3–5.4)

35.1% (32.5–37.7)

30.0% (27.3–32.7)

27.4% (24.5–30.4)

 > 60

7.0 (6.4–7.5)

5.7 (5.1–6.3)

5.5 (4.8–6.1)

39.9% (37.2–42.5)

32.6% (29.8–35.4)

29.3% (26.4–32.3)

Household expenditure quintile

 1 (Lowest)

6.3 (5.7–6.8)

5.0 (4.4–5.5)

5.3 (4.5–6.0)

36.6% (34.0–39.2)

25.6% (23.0–28.1)

29.3% (26.3–32.2)

 2

5.3 (4.8–5.9)

4.6 (3.8–5.5)

4.5 (3.9–5.2)

29.1% (26.6–31.5)

23.9% (21.4–26.4)

25.1% (22.3–27.9)

 3

5.3 (4.5–6.0)

5.2 (4.6–5.9)

3.6 (3.0–4.2)

29.8% (27.3–32.3)

29.3% (26.6–32.0)

17.4% (15.0–19.9)

 4

5.5 (5.0–6.1)

5.1 (4.4–5.7)

4.3 (3.6–5.1)

29.7% (27.2–32.2)

30.4% (27.7–33.1)

23.1% (20.3–25.8)

 5 (Highest)

6.0 (5.4–6.7)

5.6 (4.9–6.3)

5.1 (4.3–5.9)

36.4% (33.8–39.1)

33.3% (30.6–36.1)

28.5% (25.6–31.4)

Employment status

 Formal employee or employer

4.9 (4.3–5.5)

4.4 (3.6–5.1)

3.8 (3.0–4.6)

25.8% (23.4–28.2)

23.6% (21.1–26.1)

21.9% (19.2–24.6)

 Informal employee or self-employed

5.3 (4.9–5.7)

4.9 (4.5–5.3)

4.2 (3.7–4.6)

29.0% (26.6–31.5)

26.8% (24.2–29.4)

21.6% (18.9–24.3)

 Inactive

6.8 (6.3–7.3)

5.7 (5.2–6.2)

5.2 (4.6–5.7)

40.9% (38.2–43.5)

33.2% (30.5–36.0)

28.3% (25.4–31.2)

 Unemployed

4.8 (3.5–6.0)

6.0 (4.2–7.8)

6.5 (4.5–8.6)

27.3% (24.9–29.7)

34.4% (31.6–37.2)

37.9% (34.8–41.1)

 Retired

5.3 (3.6–6.9)

4.6 (2.8–6.4)

2.6 (1.4–3.9)

29.4% (26.9–31.9)

21.4% (19.0–23.8)

7.1% (5.5–8.8)

Ethnicity

 Majority

5.6 (5.3–5.9)

4.9 (4.6–5.2)

4.4 (4.1–4.8)

31.4% (28.8–33.9)

26.6% (24.0–29.2)

22.8% (20.1–25.6)

 Minority

6.2 (5.7–6.8)

5.8 (5.2–6.5)

5.1 (4.4–5.9)

36.2% (33.6–38.8)

35.2% (32.4–38.1)

31.4% (28.4–34.4)

Marital status

 Married

5.5 (5.0–6.1)

4.7 (4.1–5.3)

4.4 (3.7–5.1)

29.5% (27.1–32.0)

26.8% (24.2–29.4)

21.0% (18.3–23.7)

 Stable partnership

5.2 (4.8–5.6)

4.9 (4.5–5.3)

4.1 (3.6–4.6)

28.5% (26.1–31.0)

27.0% (24.4–29.6)

22.9% (20.2–25.7)

 Separated or divorced

6.6 (6.1–7.2)

5.5 (4.8–6.3)

5.1 (4.4–5.8)

39.1% (36.5–41.8)

32.8% (30.1–35.6)

28.9% (25.9–31.8)

 Widower

7.7 (6.6–8.7)

6.7 (5.6–7.8)

6.4 (5.1–7.8)

52.1% (49.4–54.8)

34.5% (31.7–37.3)

32.8% (29.8–35.9)

 Single

4.2 (3.4–5.0)

4.9 (3.9–6.0)

4.4 (3.1–5.7)

22.2% (20.0–24.5)

25.3% (22.7–27.9)

25.0% (22.2–27.8)

Education level

 No formal education

7.8 (6.7–8.9)

6.0 (5.4–6.6)

6.7 (5.4–8.1)

44.3% (41.6–47.0)

33.2% (30.4–36.0)

42.6% (39.4–45.8)

 Preschool or primary

6.6 (6.2–7.0)

5.3 (4.8–5.8)

5.5 (5.0–6.0)

39.3% (36.6–41.9)

29.8% (27.1–32.5)

30.5% (27.5–33.5)

 High school

4.9 (4.5–5.4)

4.6 (4.0–5.1)

3.4 (2.9–3.9)

26.9% (24.5–29.3)

26.6% (24.0–29.2)

16.1% (13.7–18.5)

 Higher education

4.6 (4.1–5.1)

4.0 (3.3–4.7)

3.7 (3.0–4.4)

23.8% (21.5–26.1)

20.9% (18.5–23.3)

19.5% (16.9–22.1)

Area of residence

 Rural

5.7 (5.3–6.1)

5.1 (4.7–5.6)

4.4 (3.9–4.9)

29.8% (27.3–32.3)

28.1% (25.5–30.8)

23.7% (21.0–26.5)

 Urban

5.7 (5.4–6.1)

5.1 (4.7–5.5)

4.7 (4.3–5.1)

34.1% (31.6–36.7)

28.8% (26.1–31.4)

25.3% (22.5–28.2)

Hospitalization in the previous 12 months

 No

5.4 (5.1–5.6)

4.8 (4.5–5.2)

4.4 (4.0–4.7)

29.7% (27.3–32.2)

26.4% (23.8–29.0)

23.2% (20.5–26.0)

 Yes

8.1 (7.3–8.8)

7.0 (6.2–7.9)

6.7 (5.3–8.0)

51.2% (48.5–53.9)

43.7% (40.8–46.6)

38.6% (35.4–41.7)

Child aged 5 or younger in the household

 No

5.6 (5.1–6.2)

5.2 (4.8–5.5)

4.8 (4.4–5.2)

31.2% (28.7–33.7)

29.2% (26.5–31.9)

25.3% (22.5–28.2)

 Yes

5.7 (5.4–6.0)

5.0 (4.4–5.6)

3.9 (3.3–4.5)

32.7% (30.2–35.3)

26.4% (23.8–29.0)

22.7% (20.0–25.4)

Number of people in the household

 One person

5.1 (4.4–5.7)

4.9 (4.2–5.7)

5.0 (3.9–6.1)

25.7% (23.4–28.1)

24.8% (22.3–27.4)

28.2% (25.2–31.1)

 More than one person

5.8 (5.5–6.1)

5.1 (4.8–5.5)

4.5 (4.2–4.9)

33.4% (30.8–35.9)

29.0% (26.3–31.7)

24.3% (21.5–27.1)

Conflict intensity in the municipality of residence

 

(N = 1100)

(N = 889)

 

(N = 1100)

(N = 889)

 Not affected

5.3 (4.8–5.8)

4.8 (4.2–5.4)

4.0 (3.3–4.6)

29.6% (27.1–32.1)

25.7% (23.1–28.3)

21.5% (18.8–24.2)

 Villavicencio

5.3 (4.8–5.9)

5.1 (4.5–5.8)

4.3 (3.6–5.0)

31.3% (28.8–33.8)

29.5% (26.8–32.2)

22.7% (19.9–25.4)

 Lightly affected

5.9 (5.5–6.4)

5.3 (4.8–5.9)

4.8 (4.2–5.4)

33.7% (31.2–36.3)

29.6% (26.9–32.3)

25.4% (22.6–28.3)

 Heavily affected

6.2 (5.6–6.7)

5.0 (4.4–5.6)

5.1 (4.4–5.8)

34.3% (31.7–36.9)

28.2% (25.5–30.9)

28.1% (25.2–31.1)

Displaced

 

(N = 1213)

(N = 1020)

(N = 842)

   

 No

4.9 (4.5–5.2)

4.4 (4.0–4.8)

3.5 (3.2–3.9)

25.7% (23.2–28.2)

23.7% (21.1–26.3)

16.3% (13.8–18.8)

 Yes

6.9 (6.5–7.4)

6.2 (5.7–6.6)

5.9 (5.4–6.4)

42.3% (39.5–45.1)

36.0% (33.1–39.0)

35.2% (31.9–38.4)