Table 2.
Estimated prevalence of Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED)a among children and adolescents exposed to Hurricane Katrina at baseline and follow-up (n=576)
| Baseline | Follow-up | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n) | % | (SE) | (n) | % | (SE) | |
| Hurricane-related SED (H-SED)b | (54) | 9.3 | (1.5) | (39) | 7.5 | (1.4) |
| t (p-value)c | 1.5 (.14) | |||||
| Non-hurricane-related SED (NH-SED)b | (31) | 5.7 | (1.2) | (25) | 4.1 | (0.9) |
| t (p-value)c | 1.5 (.13) | |||||
| Total SED | (85) | 15.1 | (1.8) | (64) | 11.5 | (1.6) |
| t (p-value)c | 2.1d (.030) | |||||
| (n) | (576) | (576) | ||||
Note:
a
Estimates of SED were based on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). See the “Method” section for details.
b
The distinction between H-SED and NH-SED is based on informant judgments as to whether or not the SED is related to the hurricane
c
Within-respondent paired comparison t-test.
d
Significant difference between the baseline and follow-up surveys at the .05 level, two-sided test