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Anxiety, Depression and Resilience among War-Affected and Non-War- Affected Sudanese Female University Students: A Comparative Study Alia Badri Rik CrutzenH.W. Van den Borne<p><strong>Objective:</strong> To investigate and compare mental health status between war-affected Darfuri and non-war-affected&nbsp; Omdurmani&nbsp; undergraduate&nbsp; students&nbsp; at&nbsp; Ahfad&nbsp; University&nbsp; for&nbsp; Women&nbsp; in&nbsp; Omdurman&nbsp; city, Sudan. </p><p><strong>Method:</strong>&nbsp; A&nbsp; cross-sectional&nbsp; study&nbsp; was&nbsp; used&nbsp; to&nbsp; assess&nbsp; and&nbsp; compare&nbsp; the&nbsp; anxiety,&nbsp; depression&nbsp; (HSCL-25) and resilience scores (Resilience Scale) and related demographic variables for 116 Darfuri and 299 Omdurmani students. </p><p><strong>Results:</strong> Overall&nbsp; anxiety,&nbsp; depression&nbsp; and&nbsp; resilience&nbsp; scores&nbsp; varied&nbsp; minimally&nbsp; between&nbsp; Darfuri&nbsp; and Omdurmani&nbsp; students.&nbsp; Depression&nbsp; scores&nbsp; were&nbsp; negatively&nbsp; related&nbsp; with&nbsp; resilience&nbsp; scores,&nbsp; but&nbsp; not&nbsp; with anxiety&nbsp; scores.&nbsp; Younger&nbsp; participants&nbsp; (15-20&nbsp; years)&nbsp; and&nbsp; those&nbsp; who&nbsp; had&nbsp; a&nbsp; parent&nbsp; deceased&nbsp; were&nbsp; more anxious, while those whose father was a blue-collar worker (indicating low socio-economic status) were more depressed, but also more resilient. Furthermore, participants whose tuition fees were paid by their parents (indicating a higher socio-economic status) scored lower on resilience. </p><p><strong>Conclusion:</strong> This study provides evidence of considerably high anxiety and depression scores, and moderate resilience levels amongst the sample. The results are discussed with a view of assistance in the development of a comprehensive multidimensional psychosocial counselling intervention.</p> Archives of Depression and Anxiety - Peertechz Publications 2017-10-05 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-5460.000023 en Copyright © Alia Badri et al.