Table 2.
Exposure to Traumatic Events and War Crimes
All | Not Abducted | Abducted | |
Direct Violent Exposure | |||
Was displaced | 2,450 | 1,546 | 904 |
(85.4%) | (80.4%) | (95.6%) | |
Lost income due to conflict | 2,441 | 1,562 | 879 |
(85.1%) | (81.3%) | (92.9%) | |
House destroyed | 2,412 | 1,505 | 907 |
(84.1%) | (78.3%) | (95.9%) | |
Lost productive assets | 2,387 | 1,490 | 897 |
(83.2%) | (77.5%) | (94.8%) | |
Was beaten by the LRA | 587 | 57 | 540 |
(20.8%) | (3.0%) | (57.1%) | |
Was maimed by the LRA | 173 | 23 | 150 |
(6.0%) | (1.2%) | (15.9%) | |
Was sexually violated | 61 | 22 | 39 |
(2.1%) | (1.1%) | (4.1%) | |
Problem with UPDF | 645 | 369 | 276 |
(22.5%) | (19.2%) | (29.2%) | |
Forced by LRA to walk long distances | 833 | 89 | 744 |
(29.0%) | (4.6%) | (78.6%) | |
Forced by LRA to carry loads | 727 | 26 | 701 |
(25.30%) | (1.4%) | (74.1%) | |
Mean Cumulative General Exposure (S.D.)* | 4.94 | 4.16 | 6.61 |
(2.00) | (1.79) | (1.28) | |
Exposure as Witness | |||
Witnessed an attack by LRA | 1,988 | 1,114 | 874 |
(69.3%) | (58.0%) | (92.4%) | |
Witnessed LRA/UPDF fight | 1,259 | 653 | 606 |
(43.9%) | (34.0%) | (64.1%) | |
Witnessed an abduction | 1,812 | 935 | 877 |
(63.2%) | (48.6%) | (92.7%) | |
Witnessed s.o. beaten by LRA | 1,531 | 718 | 813 |
(53.4%) | (37.4%) | (85.9%) | |
Witnessed s.o. beaten by UPDF | 1,187 | 662 | 525 |
(41.4%) | (34.4%) | (55.5%) | |
Witnessed s.o. killed by the LRA | 931 | 406 | 525 |
(32.5%) | (21.1%) | (55.5%) | |
Witnessed HH member killed by LRA | 709 | 307 | 402 |
(24.7%) | (16.0%) | (42.5%) | |
Witnessed s.o. sexually violated by LRA | 249 | 84 | 165 |
(8.7%) | (4.4%) | (17.4%) | |
Witnessed s.o. sexually violated by other | 243 | 111 | 132 |
(8.5%) | (5.8%) | (14.0%) | |
Mean Cumulative Witness Exposure (S.D.)* | 3 | 2.47 | 5.19 |
(2.57) | (2.43) | (1.86) | |
Secondary Exposure | |||
At least 1 family member killed | 2,115 | 1,272 | 843 |
(73.7%) | (66.2%) | (89.1%) | |
Spouse/Partner killed | 88 | 53 | 35 |
(3.1%) | (2.8%) | (3.7%) | |
Mother killed | 141 | 73 | 68 |
(4.9%) | (3.8%) | (7.2%) | |
Father killed | 304 | 159 | 145 |
(10.6%) | (8.3%) | (15.3%) | |
Brother killed | 870 | 466 | 404 |
(30.3%) | (24.2%) | (42.7%) | |
Sister killed | 257 | 132 | 125 |
(9.0%) | (6.9%) | (13.2%) | |
Son killed | 226 | 132 | 94 |
(7.9%) | (6.9%) | (9.9%) | |
Daughter killed | 72 | 41 | 31 |
(2.5%) | (2.1%) | (3.3%) | |
Grandmother killed | 74 | 48 | 26 |
(2.6%) | (2.5%) | (2.7%) | |
Grandfather killed | 117 | 83 | 34 |
(4.1%) | (4.3%) | (3.6%) | |
Family member was abducted | 1,106 | 582 | 524 |
(38.6%) | (30.3%) | (55.6%) | |
Mean Cumulative Secondary Exposure (S.D.) | 1.15 | 0.93 | 1.61 |
(1.10) | (1.04) | (1.10) | |
Forced Acts of Violence During Captivity by the LRA | |||
Forced to loot | NA | NA | 353 |
(37.2%) | |||
Forced to beat or injure someone | NA | NA | 167 |
(17.6%) | |||
Forced to kill someone | NA | NA | 76 |
(7.6%) | |||
Mean Cumulative Forced Acts of Violence (S.D.) | NA | NA | 0.62 |
(0.92) |
*p-value < .001 for difference in mean cumulative exposure between abducted and non-abducted people