Our sample comprised of 5588 participants from all across Syria with 3892 (69.6%) females. The mean age was 26.84 ± 7.815 years. Of the sample 37.8% were well according to K10, but 27.6% had probable severe mental disorder. Approximately 37% did not report positive SPTSS item, 23.3% met criteria for probable PTSD. Characteristics of subjects, their responses to COVID-19 questions, war variables, and other nominal variables are demonstrated in (Table 1). Age, PTSD, MSPSS, K10 scores and results with other war and numeral variables are demonstrated in (Table 2). COVID-19 questions, war, and other variables correlation with SPTSS items and total scores are demonstrated in (Table 3), with each social support and total MSPSS support scores are demonstrated in (Table 4), and with K10 + LM scores and days are demonstrated in (Table 5). PTSD, and K10 scores distributions in districts by gender and according to type of work are demonstrated in (Figure 1).
PTSD:
Avoidance, arousal, and total PTSD scores differed according to district (P=0.009, P=0.060, and P=0.020, respectively). These PTSD scores differences were demonstrated in (Figure 1). All PTSD item had no correlation with consanguinity (P>0.05). PTSD items and total scores differed according to district and type of work or being unemployed (P<0.05), with total PTSD score differences having (P<0.001) and demonstrated in (Figure 1).
Regressing gender, educational level, the house living in being rented, type of work, having chronic medical condition, marital status, monthly income adequacy, distress from war noises, and changing place of living due to war on PTSD scores using forward linear regression was significant (P<0.001) with having chronic condition (R2=3.2%), gender (R2=1.4%), monthly income adequacy (R2=1.3%), marital status (R2=0.3%), changing place of living due to war and educational level (R2=0.2%) contributing to the variance. SPTSS items score correlations are demonstrated in (Table 3).
MSPSS:
Family, friends, significant other, and total support were significantly correlated with type of work and district (P<0.001), but with consanguinity (P>0.05).
Regressing gender, educational level, the house living in being rented, type of work, having chronic medical condition, marital status, monthly income adequacy, distress from war noises, and changing place of living due to war on total MSPSS score using forward linear regression was significant (P<0.001) with social status (R2=2.4%), monthly income adequacy (R2=1.8%), having chronic medical condition (R2=1.3%), and educational level (R2=1%) while living in a house being rented, type of work, and distress from war noises (R2=0.2%) and (P<0.05) contributing to the variance.
K10:
Around 20% contributed their negative feeling from their problems with their physical health most or all the times. K10 had no correlation with consanguinity (P>0.05). K10 total score was different according to district and type of work or being unemployed (P<0.05), with total PTSD score differences having (P<0.001) and demonstrated in (Figure 1).
When Regressing gender, educational level, the house living in being rented, type of work, having chronic medical condition, marital status, monthly income adequacy, distress from war noises, and changing place of living due to war on total K10 score by using forward linear regression, (P<0.001) for gender (R2=2.2%), and having chronic condition (1.7%), monthly income adequacy (R2=0.8%), and social (R2=0.6%) while change place of living due to war (R2=0.4%) and educational level (R2=0.3%) for (P<0.05). When using forward linear regression on total days of not being able to work with the same previous variables, (P<0.001) for type of work (R2=1.5%), gender (R2=0.8%), marital status (R2=1%), having chronic medical condition (R2=0.8%), and monthly income adequacy (R2=0.6%).
COVID-19 variables:
When regressing gender, educational level, the house living in being rented, type of work, having chronic medical condition, marital status, monthly income adequacy, distress from war noises, changing place of living due to war, along with other COVID-19 variables of distress from losing the job, decreased income, passing away, distress of being infected or a family member, distress of the job, studies, and food being affected on total SPTSS score by using forward linear regression, (P<0.001) for distress that providing food will be affected (R2=8%), distress from friend or family being infected (R2=2.6%), having chronic condition (R2=1.9%), studies being affected (R2=1.6%), gender (R2=1.4%), job being affected (R2=1%), and passing away (R2=0.6%) while losing job, and being infected (R2=0.4%), and educational level [R2=0.2%, P<0.05].
When regressing the same previous variables on total MSPSS score, (P<0.001) for social status (R2=3.3%), monthly income adequacy (R2=1.6%), having chronic condition (R2=1%), passing away (R2=0.8%), and educational level (R2=0.7%) while decreased income, type of work, and distress from work noise [R2=0.3%, P<0.05]. When regressing the same previous variables on total K10 score with the same previous variables, (P<0.001) for distress that providing food being affected (R2=6.6%), gender (R2=2.5%), studies being affected (R2=1.7%), a friend or family being infected (R2=1.3%), having chronic medical condition (R2=1%), and losing job (R2=0.7%) while job being affected (R2=0.3%), educational level, distress being infected and passing away [R2=0.2, P<0.05). When regressing the same previous variables on total days of not being able to work with the same previous variables, (P<0.001) for distress that studies will be affected (R2=3%), gender (R2=1%), distress of food being affected (R2=0.9%) and type of work (R2=0.8%) while having chronic medical condition (R2=0.6%), marital status (R2=0.3%), and decreased income (R2=0.4%), and educational level (R2=0.3%) for (P<0.05).
No significant difference between gender and smoking changes in quarantine (P>0.05). However, females had more distress from war noises, felt more symptoms in the last two weeks, worried more that a friend or family may have it, worried less that job will be affected or providing food will be affected, committed more to quarantine, their relationships worsened less with friends but more with family in the house and other family member, and took more medications than males (P<0.05). No significant difference between gender in the relationship with partner or studies being affected (P>0.05).
Being single was correlated with decreasing amount smoked in quarantine more (P<0.011) and was correlated with less distress from war (P<0.001). Being married was correlated with less distress of family or friend having COVID-19 when compared to being single (P<0.001), but with more distress of job being affected (P=0.009). No significant different in distress of not being providing food in COVID-19 and being single or married (P>0.05).
Younger ages was insignificantly correlated with being distressed from acquiring COVID-19 (P=0.082), significantly correlated with being distressed that a family may have it, a job affected, studies, and providing food being affected from COVID-19 (P<0.05). Relationship with friends was more stable in the older age as the younger tended to improve or deteriorate (P<0.001) while relationship with housemates either was not affected or improved dramatically more frequently in the older age than the younger who had their relationship deteriorate more frequently (P<0.001). Moreover, the relationship with other family members and partner improved more frequently in the older ages (P<0.001).