Prevalence of mental ill health, traumas and postmigration stress among refugees from Syria resettled in Sweden after 2011: a population-based survey.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:To estimate the prevalence of and associations between anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), low subjective well-being (SWB), potential traumas and postmigration stress among refugees from Syria resettled in Sweden. DESIGN:A cross-sectional and population-based questionnaire study based on a known and complete sample frame. The survey included multiple measures of mental ill health and factors of particular relevance for refugees. Weighted analyses were conducted to calculate representative prevalence rates and associations. Associations were investigated through a series of logistic regression analyses. All analyses were supplemented with robust 95% CIs. SETTING:Sweden. PARTICIPANTS:A random sample of 1215 individuals (response rate 30.4%) from Syria aged

SUBMITTER: Tinghog P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5778338 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature