Table 4.
Association between PTSD and material deprivation and support seeking behavior among women who did and did not report having experienced armed conflict-related events
Experience of events related to armed conflict (n = 555) | No experience of events related to armed conflict (n = 617) | |||||||
PTSD n = 290 (52.7%) |
PTSD n = 59 (9.6%) |
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n | OR | 95%CI | n | OR | 95%CI | |||
Hardships in basic needs | ||||||||
Shortage of food | 289 | 2.04 | 1.45–2.88 | ** | 277 | 1.86 | 1.07–3.23 | * |
Shortage of water | 149 | 1.27 | 0.86–1.86 | 193 | 0.74 | 0.40–1.36 | ||
Shortage of shelter | 285 | 1.34 | 0.95–1.88 | 294 | 0.59 | 0.34–1.03 | ||
Resources sought for mental health support | ||||||||
Health facility | 492 | 0.59 | 0.34–1.02 | 568 | 0.27 | 0.13–0.56 | ** | |
Religious leader | 339 | 0.88 | 0.62–1.24 | 391 | 0.48 | 0.28–0.83 | ** | |
Reading Quran or praying | 308 | 0.94 | 0.67–1.32 | 390 | 0.52 | 0.30–0.90 | * | |
Spiritual Healer | 239 | 0.72 | 0.50–1.01 | 352 | 0.26 | 0.15–0.48 | ** | |
Visiting friends | 238 | 0.73 | 0.52–1.03 | 291 | 0.27 | 0.14–0.49 | ** |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01