Table 5.
Relationship between war related sexual violence and psychosocial factors among women in Kitgum, Northern Uganda
| Experienced war related sexual violence (n = 164) |
Did not experience war related sexual violence (n = 409) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | n | % | n | % | χ2 | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P-value |
| War related trauma | |||||||
| Suffered death of loved one as a result of war | 106 | 27.3 | 282 | 72.7 | 1.00 | 0.82(0.56-1.21) | 0.32 |
| Suffered war related physical trauma | 98 | 32.9 | 200 | 67.1 | 5.53 | 1.55(1.07-2.24) | 0.02* |
| Suffered war related psychological trauma | 149 | 30.0 | 348 | 70.0 | 3.39 | 1.74(0.96-3.16) | 0.07 |
| Mental health problems | |||||||
| Alcoholism (CAGE positive) | 33 | 30.8 | 74 | 69.2 | 0.32 | 1.14(0.72-1.80) | 0.57 |
| Attempted suicide (life-time) | 31 | 35.6 | 56 | 64.4 | 1.90 | 1.40(0.87-2.27) | 0.17 |
| Significant psychological distress scores (SRQ scores ≥ 6) | 112 | 29.2 | 271 | 70.8 | 0.04 | 1.04(0.70-1.55) | 0.84 |
| Feel like killing someone | 25 | 39.1 | 39 | 60.9 | 3.67 | 1.69(0.98-2.89) | 0.06 |
| Medical complaints | |||||||
| Having at least one gynecological complaint | 130 | 34.4 | 248 | 65.6 | 18.54 | 2.86(1.75-4.67) | <0.001* |
| Have at least one surgical complaint | 131 | 30.3 | 302 | 69.7 | 2.31 | 1.41(0.91-2.19) | 0.13 |
| Personal risk assessment of contracting HIV over next few years | |||||||
| High | 33 | 23.7 | 106 | 76.3 | 1 | ||
| Medium | 47 | 28.1 | 120 | 71.9 | 5.32 | 1.25(0.75-2.11) | 0.07 |
| Low | 75 | 34.9 | 140 | 65.1 | 1.72(1.06-2.78) | ||
| HIV status (self report) | |||||||
| Positive | 9 | 33.3 | 18 | 66.7 | 1 | ||
| Negative | 19 | 26.0 | 54 | 74.0 | 0.56 | 0.70(0.27-1.83) | 0.76 |
| Don't know | 135 | 29.1 | 329 | 70.9 | 0.82(0.36-1.87) | ||
* Statistically significant association