Table 1.
Experiential level of war-related traumatic exposures
| War-related traumatic events | n | % | Factor loading |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Combat dimension (Range = 0-13) |
|
|
|
| Movement in search of shelter |
55 |
44.7 |
.588 |
| Forced to hide |
85 |
69.1 |
.633 |
| Combat situation (e.g. shelling and grenade attacks) |
53 |
43.1 |
.697 |
| Arial bombings (planes and helicopters) |
67 |
54.5 |
.684 |
| Looting of nearby villages |
56 |
45.5 |
.782 |
| Forced evacuation under dangerous conditions |
67 |
54.5 |
.785 |
| Innocent victims being killed |
73 |
59.3 |
.776 |
| Hearing of atrocities |
67 |
54.5 |
.716 |
| Seeing dead bodies |
80 |
65.0 |
.607 |
| Finding dead bodies and burying them |
82 |
66.7 |
.720 |
| Forced to destroy someone else's property or possessions |
95 |
77.2 |
.583 |
| Witness beatings to head or body |
75 |
61.0 |
.724 |
| Prevented from burying someone |
94 |
76.4 |
.716 |
|
Material loss dimension (Range = 0-7) |
|
|
|
| Lack of shelter/ no where to live |
63 |
51.2 |
.708 |
| Confiscation or destruction of personal property |
72 |
58.5 |
.764 |
| Burning of home |
74 |
60.2 |
.808 |
| Not having right to a home |
72 |
58.5 |
.846 |
| Owning nothing |
63 |
51.2 |
.806 |
| Complete change of life |
47 |
38.2 |
.558 |
| Extortion & robbery |
60 |
48.8 |
.655 |
|
Family loss dimension (Range = 0–12) |
|
|
|
| Imprisonment |
90 |
73.2 |
.707 |
| Kidnapped |
95 |
77.2 |
.642 |
| Suddenly gone missing |
81 |
65.9 |
.640 |
| Parentless children/ teenagers |
39 |
31.7 |
.626 |
| Disappearance or kidnapping of family member or friend |
73 |
59.3 |
.797 |
| Forced separation from family members |
78 |
63.4 |
.710 |
| Distance from family |
54 |
43.9 |
.518 |
| Enforced isolation from others |
73 |
59.3 |
.679 |
| Knifing/ axing/ slaughtering |
58 |
47.2 |
.729 |
| Harshness and cruel treatment (physical or mental suffering) |
86 |
69.9 |
.639 |
| Serious physical injury of family member or friend due to combat situation or landmine |
69 |
56.1 |
.785 |
| Murder, or death due to violence, of family member or friend |
71 |
57.7 |
.788 |
|
Displacement dimension (Range = 0-8) |
|
|
|
| Constant insecurity |
47 |
38 |
.723 |
| Lack of food or water |
55 |
44.7 |
.782 |
| Living in displaced camps |
57 |
46.3 |
.738 |
| Exposed to unhygienic conditions |
52 |
42.3 |
.817 |
| Poor health without access to medical care |
69.5 |
44.7 |
.779 |
| Loss of health |
70.3 |
44.7 |
.697 |
| Increase in physical ailments |
64.4 |
47.2 |
.765 |
| Exposed to threats, humiliation, or discrimination | 63.6 | 65.9 | .616 |