Frequencies of suicidal thoughts among UM’s that answered the depression scale (n = 88/104) in relation to socioeconomic and health factors and experiences of violence
| Cases | Have no suicidal thoughts | Have suicidal thoughts | Missing ** | P-value *** | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % (Column) | N | % (Row) | N | (% Row) | |||
| Sex | ||||||||
| Men | 48 | 54.5 | 23 | 48.0 | 25 | 52.0 | ||
| Women | 40 | 45.5 | 27 | 67.5 | 13 | 32.5 | ||
| Total | 88 | 100 | 50 | 56.8 | 38 | 43.2 | 16 | 0.065 |
| Age | ||||||||
| 18-28 | 30 | 34.5 | 17 | 56.7 | 13 | 43.3 | ||
| 29-80 | 57 | 65.5 | 32 | 56.1 | 25 | 43.9 | ||
| Total | 87 | 100 | 49 | 56.3 | 38 | 43.7 | 17 | 0.962 |
| Time as undocumented migrant in Sweden | ||||||||
| 1 year or less | 34 | 52.3 | 18 | 52.9 | 16 | 47.1 | ||
| 2 year or more | 31 | 47.7 | 15 | 48.4 | 16 | 51.6 | ||
| Total | 65 | 100 | 33 | 50.8 | 32 | 49.2 | 39 | 0.714 |
| Civil status | ||||||||
| Not in a relationship | 48 | 50.0 | 24 | 50.0 | 24 | 50.0 | ||
| Have a relationship | 38 | 50.0 | 24 | 63.2 | 14 | 36.8 | ||
| Total | 86 | 100 | 48 | 55.8 | 38 | 44.2 | 18 | 0.222 |
| Together with the partner in Sweden | ||||||||
| Yes | 30 | 49.2 | 19 | 63.3 | 11 | 36.7 | ||
| No | 31 | 50.8 | 18 | 58.1 | 13 | 41.9 | ||
| Total | 61 | 100 | 37 | 60.7 | 24 | 39.3 | 43 | 0.674 |
| Have a child | ||||||||
| Yes | 50 | 57.5 | 33 | 66.0 | 17 | 34.0 | ||
| No | 37 | 42.5 | 16 | 43,2 | 21 | 56.8 | ||
| Total | 87 | 100 | 49 | 56.3 | 38 | 43.7 | 17 | 0.034* |
| Highest finalized level of education | ||||||||
| Primary and junior high school | 31 | 38.3 | 14 | 45.2 | 17 | 54.8 | ||
| Secondary high/university/college | 50 | 61.7 | 31 | 62.0 | 19 | 38.0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 100 | 45 | 55.6 | 36 | 44.4 | 23 | 0.138 |
| Present housing conditions | ||||||||
| In a flat with own rental contract | ||||||||
| Yes | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | ||
| No | 80 | 98.8 | 44 | 55.0 | 36 | 45.0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 100 | 44 | 54.3 | 37 | 45.7 | 23 | 0.273 |
| In an apartment I share with others | ||||||||
| Yes | 55 | 67.1 | 28 | 50.9 | 27 | 49.1 | ||
| No | 27 | 32.9 | 17 | 63.0 | 10 | 37.0 | ||
| Total | 82 | 100 | 45 | 54.9 | 37 | 45.1 | 22 | 0.303 |
| Live in temporary places, move around | ||||||||
| Yes | 30 | 37.0 | 13 | 43.3 | 17 | 56.7 | ||
| No | 51 | 63.0 | 31 | 60.8 | 20 | 39.2 | 23 | 0.128 |
| Total | 81 | 100 | 44 | 54.3 | 37 | 45.7 | ||
| Have lodging arranged via NGO | ||||||||
| Yes | 9 | 11.4 | 5 | 55.6 | 4 | 44.4 | ||
| No | 70 | 88.6 | 38 | 54.3 | 32 | 45.7 | ||
| Total | 79 | 100 | 43 | 54.4 | 36 | 45.6 | 25 | 0.943 |
| In a place owned by family or relatives | ||||||||
| Yes | 6 | 7.5 | 1 | 16.7 | 5 | 83.3 | ||
| No | 74 | 92.5 | 42 | 56.8 | 32 | 43.2 | ||
| Total | 80 | 100 | 43 | 53.8 | 37 | 46.2 | 24 | 0.058 |
| In a place that belongs to friends | ||||||||
| Yes | 37 | 45.7 | 19 | 51.4 | 18 | 48.6 | ||
| No | 44 | 54.3 | 25 | 56.8 | 19 | 43.2 | ||
| Total | 81 | 100 | 44 | 54.3 | 37 | 45.7 | 23 | 0.623 |
| Homeless, live on the street | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | ||
| No | 77 | 97.5 | 43 | 55.8 | 34 | 44.2 | ||
| Total | 79 | 100 | 43 | 54.4 | 36 | 45.6 | 25 | 0.117 |
| How often have you moved for lodging as UM | ||||||||
| 0-3 times | 31 | 36.5 | 19 | 61.3 | 12 | 38.7 | ||
| 4 times or more | 54 | 63.5 | 30 | 55.6 | 24 | 44.4 | ||
| Total | 85 | 100 | 49 | 57.6 | 36 | 42.4 | 19 | 0.607 |
| Have you or someone in the family not had enough food at some occasion? | ||||||||
| Yes | 64 | 73.6 | 37 | 57.8 | 27 | 42.2 | ||
| No | 23 | 26.4 | 12 | 52.2 | 11 | 47.8 | ||
| Total | 87 | 100 | 49 | 56.3 | 38 | 43.7 | 17 | 0.640 |
| How often has it happened? | ||||||||
| At some occasion/ once or a few times a month | 40 | 62.5 | 22 | 55.0 | 18 | 45.0 | ||
| Every week or every day | 24 | 37.5 | 15 | 62.5 | 9 | 37.5 | ||
| Total | 64 | 100 | 37 | 57.8 | 27 | 42.2 | 40 | 0.556 |
| Psychiatric disorders | ||||||||
| Depression (BDI) | ||||||||
| No or mild depression | 22 | 28.9 | 21 | 95.5 | 1 | 4.5 | ||
| Moderate or severe depression | 54 | 71.1 | 23 | 42.6 | 31 | 57.4 | ||
| Total | 76 | 100 | 44 | 57.9 | 32 | 42.1 | 28 | 0.000* |
| Anxiety (BAI) | ||||||||
| No/mild to moderate | 27 | 31.4 | 21 | 77.8 | 6 | 22.2 | ||
| Moderate to severe | 59 | 68.6 | 28 | 47.5 | 31 | 52.5 | ||
| Total | 86 | 100 | 49 | 57.0 | 37 | 43.0 | 0.008* | |
| Have PTSD | ||||||||
| No | 27 | 45.8 | 23 | 85.2 | 4 | 14.8 | ||
| Yes | 32 | 54.2 | 9 | 28.1 | 23 | 71.9 | ||
| Total | 59 | 100 | 32 | 54.2 | 27 | 45.8 | 0.000* | |
| Experiences of crime and violence while being undocumented | ||||||||
| Crime towards me | ||||||||
| No | 65 | 78.3 | 41 | 63.1 | 24 | 36.9 | ||
| Yes | 18 | 21.7 | 6 | 33.3 | 12 | 66.7 | ||
| Total | 83 | 100 | 47 | 56.6 | 36 | 43.4 | 21 | 0.024* |
| Verbal threat of violence | ||||||||
| No | 32 | 76.2 | 17 | 53.1 | 15 | 46.9 | ||
| Yes | 10 | 23.8 | 4 | 40.0 | 6 | 60.0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 100 | 21 | 50.0 | 21 | 50.0 | 62 | 0.429 |
| Physical violence | ||||||||
| No | 70 | 85.4 | 42 | 60.0 | 28 | 40.0 | ||
| Yes | 12 | 14.6 | 4 | 33.3 | 8 | 66.7 | ||
| Total | 82 | 100 | 46 | 56.1 | 36 | 43.9 | 22 | 0.085 |
| Sexual violence | ||||||||
| No+ don’t want to answer | 78 | 96.3 | 46 | 59.0 | 32 | 41.0 | ||
| Yes | 3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | ||
| Total | 81 | 100 | 46 | 56.8 | 35 | 43.2 | 23 | 0.043* |
| Self-rated health status | ||||||||
| Very good + Good | 13 | 15.3 | 12 | 92.3 | 1 | 7.7 | ||
| Moderately | 25 | 29.4 | 16 | 64.0 | 9 | 36.0 | 19 | 0.007* |
| Bad+ Very Bad | 47 | 55.3 | 21 | 44.7 | 26 | 55.3 | ||
| Total | 85 | 100 | 49 | 57.6 | 36 | 42.4 | ||
| Cases | Have no suicidal thoughts | Have suicidal thoughts | Missing | P-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | N | (% Row) | |||
| Men | 48 | 54.5 | 23 | 48.0 | 25 | 52.0 | ||
| Women | 40 | 45.5 | 27 | 67.5 | 13 | 32.5 | ||
| Total | 88 | 100 | 50 | 56.8 | 38 | 43.2 | 16 | 0.065 |
| 18-28 | 30 | 34.5 | 17 | 56.7 | 13 | 43.3 | ||
| 29-80 | 57 | 65.5 | 32 | 56.1 | 25 | 43.9 | ||
| Total | 87 | 100 | 49 | 56.3 | 38 | 43.7 | 17 | 0.962 |
| 1 year or less | 34 | 52.3 | 18 | 52.9 | 16 | 47.1 | ||
| 2 year or more | 31 | 47.7 | 15 | 48.4 | 16 | 51.6 | ||
| Total | 65 | 100 | 33 | 50.8 | 32 | 49.2 | 39 | 0.714 |
| Not in a relationship | 48 | 50.0 | 24 | 50.0 | 24 | 50.0 | ||
| Have a relationship | 38 | 50.0 | 24 | 63.2 | 14 | 36.8 | ||
| Total | 86 | 100 | 48 | 55.8 | 38 | 44.2 | 18 | 0.222 |
| Yes | 30 | 49.2 | 19 | 63.3 | 11 | 36.7 | ||
| No | 31 | 50.8 | 18 | 58.1 | 13 | 41.9 | ||
| Total | 61 | 100 | 37 | 60.7 | 24 | 39.3 | 43 | 0.674 |
| Yes | 50 | 57.5 | 33 | 66.0 | 17 | 34.0 | ||
| No | 37 | 42.5 | 16 | 43,2 | 21 | 56.8 | ||
| Total | 87 | 100 | 49 | 56.3 | 38 | 43.7 | 17 | 0.034* |
| Primary and junior high school | 31 | 38.3 | 14 | 45.2 | 17 | 54.8 | ||
| Secondary high/university/college | 50 | 61.7 | 31 | 62.0 | 19 | 38.0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 100 | 45 | 55.6 | 36 | 44.4 | 23 | 0.138 |
| In a flat with own rental contract | ||||||||
| Yes | 1 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 | ||
| No | 80 | 98.8 | 44 | 55.0 | 36 | 45.0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 100 | 44 | 54.3 | 37 | 45.7 | 23 | 0.273 |
| Yes | 55 | 67.1 | 28 | 50.9 | 27 | 49.1 | ||
| No | 27 | 32.9 | 17 | 63.0 | 10 | 37.0 | ||
| Total | 82 | 100 | 45 | 54.9 | 37 | 45.1 | 22 | 0.303 |
| Yes | 30 | 37.0 | 13 | 43.3 | 17 | 56.7 | ||
| No | 51 | 63.0 | 31 | 60.8 | 20 | 39.2 | 23 | 0.128 |
| Total | 81 | 100 | 44 | 54.3 | 37 | 45.7 | ||
| Yes | 9 | 11.4 | 5 | 55.6 | 4 | 44.4 | ||
| No | 70 | 88.6 | 38 | 54.3 | 32 | 45.7 | ||
| Total | 79 | 100 | 43 | 54.4 | 36 | 45.6 | 25 | 0.943 |
| Yes | 6 | 7.5 | 1 | 16.7 | 5 | 83.3 | ||
| No | 74 | 92.5 | 42 | 56.8 | 32 | 43.2 | ||
| Total | 80 | 100 | 43 | 53.8 | 37 | 46.2 | 24 | 0.058 |
| Yes | 37 | 45.7 | 19 | 51.4 | 18 | 48.6 | ||
| No | 44 | 54.3 | 25 | 56.8 | 19 | 43.2 | ||
| Total | 81 | 100 | 44 | 54.3 | 37 | 45.7 | 23 | 0.623 |
| Yes | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 | ||
| No | 77 | 97.5 | 43 | 55.8 | 34 | 44.2 | ||
| Total | 79 | 100 | 43 | 54.4 | 36 | 45.6 | 25 | 0.117 |
| 0-3 times | 31 | 36.5 | 19 | 61.3 | 12 | 38.7 | ||
| 4 times or more | 54 | 63.5 | 30 | 55.6 | 24 | 44.4 | ||
| Total | 85 | 100 | 49 | 57.6 | 36 | 42.4 | 19 | 0.607 |
| Yes | 64 | 73.6 | 37 | 57.8 | 27 | 42.2 | ||
| No | 23 | 26.4 | 12 | 52.2 | 11 | 47.8 | ||
| Total | 87 | 100 | 49 | 56.3 | 38 | 43.7 | 17 | 0.640 |
| At some occasion/ once or a few times a month | 40 | 62.5 | 22 | 55.0 | 18 | 45.0 | ||
| Every week or every day | 24 | 37.5 | 15 | 62.5 | 9 | 37.5 | ||
| Total | 64 | 100 | 37 | 57.8 | 27 | 42.2 | 40 | 0.556 |
| No or mild depression | 22 | 28.9 | 21 | 95.5 | 1 | 4.5 | ||
| Moderate or severe depression | 54 | 71.1 | 23 | 42.6 | 31 | 57.4 | ||
| Total | 76 | 100 | 44 | 57.9 | 32 | 42.1 | 28 | 0.000* |
| No/mild to moderate | 27 | 31.4 | 21 | 77.8 | 6 | 22.2 | ||
| Moderate to severe | 59 | 68.6 | 28 | 47.5 | 31 | 52.5 | ||
| Total | 86 | 100 | 49 | 57.0 | 37 | 43.0 | 0.008* | |
| No | 27 | 45.8 | 23 | 85.2 | 4 | 14.8 | ||
| Yes | 32 | 54.2 | 9 | 28.1 | 23 | 71.9 | ||
| Total | 59 | 100 | 32 | 54.2 | 27 | 45.8 | 0.000* | |
| No | 65 | 78.3 | 41 | 63.1 | 24 | 36.9 | ||
| Yes | 18 | 21.7 | 6 | 33.3 | 12 | 66.7 | ||
| Total | 83 | 100 | 47 | 56.6 | 36 | 43.4 | 21 | 0.024* |
| No | 32 | 76.2 | 17 | 53.1 | 15 | 46.9 | ||
| Yes | 10 | 23.8 | 4 | 40.0 | 6 | 60.0 | ||
| Total | 42 | 100 | 21 | 50.0 | 21 | 50.0 | 62 | 0.429 |
| No | 70 | 85.4 | 42 | 60.0 | 28 | 40.0 | ||
| Yes | 12 | 14.6 | 4 | 33.3 | 8 | 66.7 | ||
| Total | 82 | 100 | 46 | 56.1 | 36 | 43.9 | 22 | 0.085 |
| No+ don’t want to answer | 78 | 96.3 | 46 | 59.0 | 32 | 41.0 | ||
| Yes | 3 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | ||
| Total | 81 | 100 | 46 | 56.8 | 35 | 43.2 | 23 | 0.043* |
| Very good + Good | 13 | 15.3 | 12 | 92.3 | 1 | 7.7 | ||
| Moderately | 25 | 29.4 | 16 | 64.0 | 9 | 36.0 | 19 | 0.007* |
| Bad+ Very Bad | 47 | 55.3 | 21 | 44.7 | 26 | 55.3 | ||
| Total | 85 | 100 | 49 | 57.6 | 36 | 42.4 | ||
Notes:
**In missing are also those that did not want to reply to that question;
***Pearson´s chi 2 test, two-sided
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