Table 2.
Distribution of traumatic events in LSE
|
Traumatic events |
Total (n = 304) |
Male (n = 163) |
Female (n = 141) |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | |
| Experienced important changes in family life |
166 |
(54.6) |
94 |
(57.7) |
72 |
(51.1) |
| Was separated from family against will |
96 |
(31.6) |
51 |
(31.3) |
45 |
(31.9) |
| Experienced the death of a loved one |
118 |
(38.8) |
63 |
(38.7) |
55 |
(39.0) |
| Had a life-threatening medical problem |
106 |
(34.9) |
57 |
(35.0) |
49 |
(34.8) |
| Experienced a serious accident |
111 |
(36.5) |
62 |
(38.0) |
49 |
(34.8) |
| Experienced a disaster |
117 |
(38.5) |
61 |
(37.4) |
56 |
(39.7) |
| Experienced war or armed conflict |
177 |
(58.2) |
89 |
(54.6) |
88 |
(62.4) |
| Was physically mistreated |
123 |
(40.5) |
75 |
(46.0) |
48 |
(34.0) |
| Saw someone else physically mistreated |
211 |
(69.4) |
118 |
(72.4) |
93 |
(66.0) |
| Experienced sexual abuse |
34 |
(11.2) |
23 |
(14.1) |
11 |
(7.8) |
| Experienced a stressful life event in which ‘I was in danger’ |
132 |
(43.4) |
79 |
(48.5) |
53 |
(37.6) |
| Experienced a stressful life event in which ‘someone else was in danger’ |
180 |
(59.2) |
97 |
(59.5) |
83 |
(58.9) |
| Other frightening event |
152 |
(50.0) |
82 |
(50.3) |
70 |
(49.6) |
| Mean number of events (Standard deviation) | 5.7 | (2.9) | 5.8 | (2.8) | 5.5 | (3.0) |