Table 4

Secondary model results: modelling the association between indicators of GBV and mental health symptomatic scores for anxiety, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder

(1)(2)(3)
PHQ-9 scoreGAD-7 scoreHTQ-PTSD score
Coef95% CIP valueCoef95% CIP valueCoef95% CIP value
Age (years), mean centred−0.01[−0.10, 0.07]0.737−0.09[−0.18, −0.01]0.025−0.05[−0.17, 0.07]0.377
Majority clan: No (Ref)0.000.000.00
Majority clan: Yes0.63[−0.72, 1.97]0.360−0.38[−1.69, 0.93]0.572−0.84[−3.04, 1.36]0.452
Read/write: No (Ref)0.000.000.00.
Read/write: Yes−0.40[−1.71, 0.92]0.5530.36[−1.03, 1.74]0.6131.24[−1.00, 3.48]0.278
Length of encampment (years)−0.05[−0.14, 0.04]0.2990.02[−0.06, 0.11]0.591−0.01[−0.14, 0.12]0.888
Number of children−0.04[−0.30, 0.22]0.7680.25[0.00, 0.51]0.0540.17[−0.21, 0.55]0.374
Monthly income (KES)0.00[0.00, 0.00]0.7400.00[0.00, 0.00]0.2750.00[0.00, 0.00]0.172
Past-year IPV: No (Ref)0.000.000.00
Past-year IPV: Yes1.39[0.07, 2.70]0.0390.39[−0.95, 1.74]0.5650.42[−1.80, 2.65]0.707
Any NPV before Dadaab: No (Ref)0.000.000.00
Any NPV before Dadaab: Yes2.09[0.34, 3.84]0.0203.31[1.64, 4.97]<0.0016.51[3.84, 9.18]<0.001
Past-year NPV: No (Ref)0.000.000.00
Past-year NPV: Yes1.28[−0.09, 2.64]0.0660.70[−0.63, 2.03]0.3031.54[−0.61, 3.69]0.160
R2 0.770.790.82
RMSE4.534.497.15
  • *Majority clan is defined here as one of the following Somali clans: Darod, Dir, Hawiye, Isaaq.

  • GAD-7, Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 scale; GBV, gender based violence; HTQ, Harvard Trauma Questionnaire; IPV, Intimate Partner Violence; KES, Kenyan Shillings; NPV, Non-Partner Violence; PHQ-9,Patient Health Questionnaire-9; PTSD, Post-traumatic stressdisorder; RMSE, Root mean square error.