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. 2008 Oct 14;2:11. doi: 10.1186/1752-1505-2-11

Table 2.

Univariate analysis of cases (SRQ ≥ 12) with non-cases on demographic variables, living circumstances, confrontations with violence (self-experience, witnessing), and personal consequences stratified by gender (n = 510)

Variable SRQ ≥ 12 Males n = 270 SRQ ≥ 12 Females n = 240 SRQ ≥ 12 all n = 510
N OR CI Pi N OR CI Pi N ORiii CI Piiii
Demographics
Marital status
 -Not married 65 1 60 1 125 1
 -Married 203 1.7 0.8–3.6 0.178 176 1.8 1.0–3.3 0.865 379 1.8* 1.1–2.8 0.023
Living
Circumstances
Currently Feeling Safe
 -Always/most 144 1 120 1 264 1
 -Occasionally/never 126 2.3 ** 1.3–4.1 0.006 118 2.0 * 1.2–3.3 0.014 224 2.1** 1.4–3.1 0.000
Dependency for Living
 -Self supportive, nearly 194 1 185 1 379 1
 -Highly, total dependant 74 1.6 0.9–3.0 0.147 53 2.4 ** 1.3–4.6 0.007 127 2.0** 1.3–3.1 0.002
Having Two meals a day
 -Always, sometimes 258 1 1.1–15.9 229 487 1
 -Rarely, never 9 4.1 0.068 7 1.8 0.4–8.1 0.352 ii 16 2.8 1.0–7.6 0.07
Witnessing
Seeing wounded people
 -No 73 1 115 1 188 1
 -Yes 197 2.1* 1.1–4.5 0.043 125 1.8* 1.0–3.1 0.030 322 2.0** 1.3–3.0 0.002
Witnessed people being arrested
 -No 44 1 81 1 125 1
 -Yes 226 2.8* 1.1–7.7 0.044 159 2.0* 1.2–3.6 0.018 385 2.3** 1.4–3.7 0.001
Witnessed people being killed
 -No 151 1 155 1 306 1
 -Yes 119 1.6 0.9–2.8 0.123 85 2.0* 1.6–3.4 0.018 204 1.8** 1.2–2.6 0.004
Witness people being tortured
 -No 68 1 101 169 1
 -Yes 202 1.7 0.9–3.4 0.179 139 2.3** 1.4–4.0 0.003 341 2.1** 1.3–3.1 0.001
Witnessed people being maltreated/molested
 -No 46 1 90 136 1
 -Yes 224 1.6 0.7–3.8 0.301 150 2.1* 1.2–3.6 0.016 374 1.9** 1.2–3.1 0.005
Heard about cases of rape
 -No 67 1 117 1 184 1
 -Yes 203 2.2 1.0–4.5 0.054 123 1.0 0.6–1.6 0.958 326 1.3 0.9–2.0 0.256
Witnessed rape
 -No 223 1 219 1 442 1
 -Yes 47 1.8 0.9–3.5 0.134 21 1.8 0.7–4.5 0.269 68 1.8* 1.0–3.1 0.045
Self-experienced
Being maltreated
 -No 110 1 175 1 285 1
 -Yes 160 2.4** 1.3–4.5 0.007 65 2.0* 1.1–3.5 0.032 225 2.2** 1.4–3.3 <0.001
Being forced to do labour
 -No 144 1 194 1 338 1
 -Yes 126 2.5** 1.4–4.4 0.002 46 1.4 0.7–2.7 0.396 172 1.9** 1.3–2.9 0.003
Being forced housing any of the parties
 -No 203 1 213 1 426 1
 -Yes 67 2.4** 1.3–4.3 0.008 27 0.7 0.3–1.7 0.621 94 1.53x 0.95–2.5 0.100
Being arrested/kidnapped 424
 -No 195 229 1 86 1
 -Yes 75 3.2*** 1.8–5.8 < 0.001 11 6.3** 1.3-30.0 0.010ii 3.6** 2.1–6.2 <0.000
Modesty being violated
 -No 224 1 227 1 451 1
 -Yes 46 4.2*** 2.1–8.1 <0.000 13 2.2 0.7–6.9 0.1416 59 3.5** 2.0–6.2 <0.000
Being injured because of conflict
 -Not injured 248 1 234 1 484 1
 -Injured 22 4.3 ** 1.8–10.5 0.002 6 2.7 0.5-14.9 0.452 28 3.8** 1.7–8.5 0.001
Consequences of violence
Moving voluntarily for safety reasons
 -No 131 1 143 1 274 1
 -Yes 139 2.3** 1.3–4.1 0.007 97 1.8* 1.0–3.0 0.048 236 2.0** 1.3–2.9 <0.000
Forced to move (being displaced)
No 221 1 199 1 420 1
Yes 48 4.2*** 2.2–8.2 <0.000 40 2.0 1.0–3.9 0.075 88 2.9** 1.8–4.6 <0.000
Being disabled
 -No 232 1 228 1 460 1
 -Yes 38 3.9*** 1.9–8.0 <0.000 10 3.2 0.8-12.7 0.079 48 3.7** 2.0–7.1 <0.000
Having lost house
 -No 253 1 225 1 478
 -Yes 17 1.3 0.4–3.9 0.404 13 1.6 0.5–4.9 0.592 30 1.5 0.7–3.1 0.468
Having lost possessions
 -No 197 1 183 1 380 1
Yes 73 2.6** 1.4–4.5 0.002 57 1.6 0.9–3.0 0.1417 130 2.1 1.3–3.1 0.001

i P Chi square Yates corrected unless indicated differently

ii Fisher exact test

iii OR adjusted for gender

iiii P Mantel Heinzel Chi square corrected unless indicated differently

* Signifiant P < 0.05

** Significant P < 0.01

*** Significant P < 0.001

χ Chi-square for differing Odds Ratios by gender is significant (p = 0.028) suggesting interaction