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. 2008 Apr 23;6:29. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-6-29

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%)

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