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. 2009 Nov;18(11):1783–1791. doi: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1367

Table 2.

Frequency of Genocidal Trauma Events among RWISA Participants

 
HIV-negative (n = 192)
HIV-positive (n = 658)
All (n = 850)
Trauma parameter % % %
Situation of war and bombing 94.2 94.0 94.10
Lack of food or water 83.3 81.1 81.6
Lack of access to medical care* 81.8 73.2 75.2
Murder of relative or friend 75.1 69.3 70.6
Forced evacuation* 57.6 67.2 65.0
Extortion or robbery** 75.0 64.4 66.8
Lack of shelter 59.4 62.8 62.0
Eyewitness beating 61.5 62.6 62.4
Loss of property** 71.9 58.8 61.8
Disappearance of relative or friend 60.7 53.5 55.1
Rape 50.5 48.6 49.1
Serious physical injury of relative or friend** 57.3 46.4 48.9
Forced separation from family 43.8 42.9 43.1
Forced to hide 46.4 43.5 44.2
Someone forced to betray you 45.2 43.4 43.8
Forced isolation 45.0 40.6 41.6
Beating and torture 39.1 38.4 38.6
Cutting with a machete, other sharps 8.1 10.9 10.3
Total number of trauma events, mean (SD)* 14.5 (6.6) 13.4 (6.2) 13.6 (6.3)
*

p < 0.05; **p < 0.01 between HIV-negative and HIV-positive based on exact test.