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Table 3 Relationship between quality of life and socio-demographic and job related characteristics*

From: Stress, health and quality of life of female migrant domestic workers in Singapore: a cross-sectional study

WHOQoL-Bréf, mean (sd)

Characteristics

p-value ANOVA

 

Age

  
 

<30

30–39

40–49

50+

  

Overall QoL (2 missing)

3.5 (0.9)

3.9 (0.5)

3.9 (0.8)

4.3 (0.7)

 

<0.001

Satisfaction with health (3 missing)

3.9 (1.0)

4.0 (0.7)

4.1 (0.6)

3.9 (1.3)

 

0.621

I Physical health (5 missing)

65.8 (13.1)

67.1 (12.0)

70.8 (10.1)

72.2 (9.7)

 

0.152

II Psychological health (4 missing)

62.4 (13.7)

68.4 (9.7)

71.9 (11.4)

78.2 (11.9)

 

<0.001

III Social relationships (13 missing)

59.4 (13.7)

62.9 (14.0)

69.4 (14.0)

66.7 (21.6)

 

0.017

IV Environment (5 missing)

61.2 (17.1)

65.6 (13.5)

70.3 (13.5)

79.2 (7.8)

 

0.001

 

Country of origin

  
 

The Philippines

Indonesia

Myanmar/ Sri Lanka

   

Overall QoL

3.7 (0.7)

4.0 (0.7)

3.3 (0.9)

  

0.002

Satisfaction with health (1 missing)

3.9 (0.7)

4.3 (0.7)

3.3 (1.3)

  

<0.001

IPhysical health (3 missing)

67.2 (12.7)

68.2 (10.3)

68.6 (14.6)

  

0.843

II Psychological health (2 missing)

68.4 (11.3)

68.4 (11.9)

57.9 (16.8)

  

0.027

III Social relationships (11 missing)

62.1 (14.3)

66.0 (13.9)

62.5 (22.3)

  

0.248

IV Environment (3 missing)

63.9 (14.5)

70.5 (12.5)

59.7 (25.6)

  

0.006

 

Working experience (years)

  
 

≤2

2–6

6–10

10–20

>20

 

Overall QoL (5 missing)

3.6 (0.8)

3.5 (0.8)

4.0 (0.4)

4.0 (0.6)

4.4 (0.9)

<0.001

Satisfaction with health (6 missing)

3.8 (0.9)

3.9 (0.9)

4.2 (0.6)

4.0 (0.8)

4.4 (0.6)

0.257

I Physical health (8 missing)

65.7 (13.9)

66.7 (12.5)

67.9 (10.6)

68.7 (11.4)

76.4 (4.07)

0.405

II Psychological health (7 missing)

64.8 (11.4)

65.4 (11.5)

69.2 (11.8)

70.6 (11.7)

78.3 (18.0)

0.028

III Social relationships (16 missing)

57.5 (14.4)

62.9 (14.3)

64.1 (13.9)

66.0 (14.7)

81.7 (9.1)

0.012

IV Environment (8 missing)

58.4 (17.7)

63.5 (14.1)

69.1 (12.5)

70.1 (14.5)

83.7 (8.7)

<0.001

  1. *Only significant associations are reported, p < 0.05
  2. This table describes the relationship between quality of life and socio-demographic and job related characteristics among study participants
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