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Table 3 Weighted mean rates of MNS visits per 1,000 refugees per month by sex and age group from January 2009 to March 2013

From: Mental, neurological, and substance use problems among refugees in primary health care: analysis of the Health Information System in 90 refugee camps

 

Male

Female

 

<5 years old

5 and above

Total

<5 years old

5 and above

Total

MNS Category

Weighted mean visit rate per thousand per month (weighted SD) a

(number of MNS visits/ column%)

Epilepsy/seizure

0.93 (1.54)

2.36 (3.52)

1.88 (2.17)

0.66 (1.05)

2.29 (3.69)

1.61 (2.10)

(3,854/82.7)

(42,051/45.1)

(45,905/46.9)

(2,700/82.3)

(37,309/33.7)

(40,009/35.1)

Alcohol/substance

0.002 (0.01)

0.10 (0.19)

0.08 (0.15)

0.0001 (0.01)

0.02 (0.06)

0.02 (0.05)

(9/0.2)

(1,965/2.1)

(1,974/2.0)

(4/0.1)

(422/0.4)

(426/0.4)

Mental retardation

0.12 (0.27)

0.15 (0.23)

0.13 (0.17)

0.07 (0.16)

0.19 (0.55)

0.10 (0.17)

(493/10.6)

(2,664/2.9)

(3,157/3.2)

(295/9.0)

(2,233/2.0)

(2,528/2.2)

Psychotic disorder

0.01 (0.02)

1.32 (1.21)

1.03 (0.92)

0.01 (0.03)

1.38 (2.22)

0.91 (1.06)

(35/0.8)

(25,291/27.1)

(25,326/25.9)

(55/1.7)

(22,702/20.5)

(22,757/20.0)

Emotional disorder

0.02 (0.08)

0.54 (1.14)

0.39 (0.81)

0.01 (0.04)

1.06 (2.07)

0.70 (1.25)

(70/1.5)

(9,592/10.3)

(9,662/9.9)

(47/1.4)

(17,364/15.7)

(17,411/15.3)

Somatic complaint

0.01 (0.09)

0.48 (2.48)

0.22 (0.48)

0.01 (0.13)

0.77 (1.83)

0.60 (1.59)

(40/0.9)

(5,399/5.8)

(5,439/5.6)

(61/1.9)

(14,912/13.5)

(14,973/13.2)

Other psychological

0.04 (0.10)

0.37 (0.79)

0.26 (0.49)

0.03 (0.06)

0.80 (1.41)

0.63 (1.23)

(157/3.4)

(6,228 / 6.7)

(6,385/6.5)

(119/3.6)

(15,657/14.2)

(15,776/13.9)

Total

1.13 (1.75)

5.32 (7.86)

4.00 (3.77)

0.80 (1.20)

6.52 (9.56)

4.57 (5.70)

(4,658/100)

(93,190/100)

(97,848/100)

(3,281/100)

(110,599/100)

(113,880/100)

  1. aRates were first calculated at the camp level. For each camp, the numerator of the rate was the total number of MNS visits recorded during the months HIS was active in that camp for the specific sex/age category. The denominator was person-time, calculated as the average monthly population in the camp multiplied by the number of months HIS was active in the camp for each specific age/sex category. The resulting rate was multiplied by 1,000. A weighted mean rate (and standard deviation) was calculated from all camp rates within each sex/age category. Weights were calculated as the ratio of a camp’s contributed person-time (average monthly population multiplied by the number of months HIS was active) to all contributed person-time from all camps. Therefore the weights summed to 1. HIS, Health Informatin System; MNS, mental, neurological and substance use.