The quality of life of Palestinians living in chronic conflict: Assessment and determinants

Awad Mataria; Rita Giacaman; Angelo Stefanini; Nirmala Naidoo; Paul Kowal; Somnath Chatterji

doi:10.1007/s10198-008-0106-5

The quality of life of Palestinians living in chronic conflict: Assessment and determinants

Awad Mataria^*, Rita Giacaman, Angelo Stefanini, Nirmala Naidoo, Paul Kowal, Somnath Chatterji

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This study assessed the quality of life (QoL) of Palestinians living in conditions of chronic conflict and examined its determinants. An adapted World Health Organization quality of life (WHOQoL-Bref) instrument was used in a representative sample of 1,008 adults. Factor analysis and multiple regression were conducted to determine associations between demographic and socioeconomic characteristics and scores of extracted principal determinants, and estimated overall and domain-specific QoL scores. Men, older persons and those less educated reported lower QoL than their counterparts. Negative associations were also found with higher distress and fear levels, and lower financial and freedom status. The chronic and entrenched conflict over generations resulted in lower QoL for the population of the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	93-101
Number of pages	9
Journal	European Journal of Health Economics
Volume	10
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10198-008-0106-5
Publication status	Published - Feb 2009
Externally published	Yes

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