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. 2007 Mar 13;1:4. doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-1-4

Table 3.

Overview of participants' experience of traumatic incidents occurring since the start of the conflict (1994). (Participants could report more then one event)

Chechnya Ingushetia
n = 256 % n = 283 %

Exposure to violent events
No exposure to conflict 15 6% 5 2%
Aerial bombardments 206 80.5% 220 77.7%
Mopping-up operations 206 80.5% 217 76.7%
Mortar fire 183 71.5% 194 68.6%
Attack on house/village 178 69.5% 205 72.5%
Cross-fire 158 61.7% 170 59.7%
Taking risks to find food 119 46.5% 125 44.2%
Burning of houses 114 44.5% 117 41.3%
Witnessed events
Arrests 136 53.1% 137 48.4%
Maltreatment 144 56.2% 126 44.5%
Killings 58 22.7% 68 24.1%
Torture 14 5.4% 16 5.6%
Rape 2 0.8% 7 2.5%
 Known instances of rape 181 71.1% 204 72.1%
Self-experienced events
Maltreatment 66 25.8% 58 20.5%
Detention and hostage 25 9.8% 27 9.5%
Kidnapped 18 7% 21 7.4%
Forced labour 15 5.8% 23 8.1%
Torture 7 2.7% 11 3.9%
Injured by mine 1 0.4% 5 1.8%
Arrests/disappearances:
Nuclear family 57 22.3% 54 19.1%
Extended family, friend, neighbour 71 27.7% 65 23.0%
Friend neighbour 149 58.2% 118 41.7
Other 126 49.2% 108 38.2
Material losses
Loss of house 249 97.3% 250 88.3%
Loss of all possessions 254 99.2% 268 94.7%