Table 2.
Traumatic life events by age category for MSF patients, 2007-2011
|
Traumatic life events by age category |
<15 years |
≥ 15 years |
Total |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Sexual violence |
6 |
(1) |
9 |
(2) |
15 |
(1) |
| Physical injury |
123 |
(15) |
250 |
(49) |
373 |
(28) |
| Close family member killed |
250 |
(30) |
186 |
(37) |
436 |
(32) |
| Close family member died from illness |
51 |
(6) |
60 |
(12) |
111 |
(8) |
| Witness to murder or physical abuse |
451 |
(54) |
347 |
(69) |
798 |
(59) |
| Received threats |
379 |
(45) |
271 |
(54) |
650 |
(48) |
| Incarceration |
35 |
(4) |
52 |
(10) |
82 |
(6) |
| Loss of property |
458 |
(55) |
201 |
(40) |
659 |
(49) |
| Forced to flee |
472 |
(56) |
190 |
(38) |
662 |
(49) |
| Break-up of nuclear family |
77 |
(9) |
46 |
(9) |
123 |
(9) |
| Total patients | 836 | (100) | 506 | (100) | 1352 | (100) |
Age not recorded for 5 patients.
Traumatic events not recorded for 5 patients.