Table 1.
Prevalence of trauma exposure in the South Africa Stress and Health Study (N = 4315)
| Event type | Prevalence % | SE | Mean no. of occurrencesa | SE | Proportion of traumas in populationb | SE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
War events |
12.2 |
0.87 |
1.5 |
0.06 |
5.8 |
0.54 |
| Combat |
2.6 |
0.35 |
1 |
0 |
0.8 |
0.1 |
| Relief worker |
2.1 |
0.33 |
1 |
0 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
| Civilian in war zone |
3.6 |
0.67 |
1 |
0 |
1.1 |
0.21 |
| Civilian in region of terror |
7.1 |
0.73 |
1 |
0 |
2.2 |
0.23 |
| Refugee |
1.6 |
0.28 |
1 |
0 |
0.5 |
0.09 |
| Purposely injured, tortured, or killed someone |
0.9 |
0.17 |
1.5 |
0.16 |
0.5 |
0.09 |
|
Physical violence |
37.6 |
0.98 |
1.8 |
0.04 |
20.9 |
0.60 |
| Beaten up by caregiver |
12 |
0.82 |
1 |
0 |
3.8 |
0.26 |
| Beaten up by partner |
7.9 |
0.48 |
1 |
0 |
2.5 |
0.14 |
| Beaten up by someone else |
12.4 |
0.61 |
1.5 |
0.06 |
5.9 |
0.34 |
| Mugged or threatened with a weapon |
18.3 |
0.79 |
1.4 |
0.04 |
8.4 |
0.36 |
| Kidnapped |
1.2 |
0.21 |
1 |
0 |
0.4 |
0.07 |
|
Sexual violence |
7.6 |
0.56 |
1.8 |
0.08 |
4.4 |
0.34 |
| Raped |
2.1 |
0.27 |
1.3 |
0.07 |
0.9 |
0.13 |
| Sexually assaulted |
1.6 |
0.24 |
1.8 |
0.17 |
0.9 |
0.17 |
| Stalked |
4.5 |
0.43 |
1.9 |
0.11 |
2.7 |
0.25 |
|
Accidents |
31.9 |
1.06 |
1.9 |
0.05 |
19.6 |
0.57 |
| Toxic chemical exposure |
3.2 |
0.40 |
2.3 |
0.19 |
2.3 |
0.38 |
| Automobile accident |
13.2 |
0.64 |
1.2 |
0.03 |
5.1 |
0.24 |
| Other life threatening accident |
5.6 |
0.42 |
1.4 |
0.07 |
2.5 |
0.25 |
| Natural disaster |
4.1 |
0.51 |
1.3 |
0.06 |
1.7 |
0.21 |
| Man-made disaster |
2.8 |
0.27 |
1.3 |
0.12 |
1.2 |
0.15 |
| Life-threatening illness |
13.2 |
0.76 |
1.6 |
0.05 |
6.8 |
0.36 |
|
Unexpected death of loved one |
39.2 |
1.22 |
1.6 |
0.04 |
19.6 |
0.57 |
|
Network events |
14.1 |
0.74 |
1.6 |
0.07 |
6.9 |
0.47 |
| Child with serious illness |
8.1 |
0.51 |
1.4 |
0.05 |
3.5 |
0.27 |
| Traumatic event to loved one |
5.8 |
0.41 |
1.4 |
0.09 |
2.5 |
0.25 |
| Accidentally caused serious injury or death |
1.9 |
0.28 |
1.6 |
0.26 |
1 |
0.22 |
|
Witnessing |
29.5 |
1.29 |
2.2 |
0.09 |
20.5 |
0.96 |
| Witnessed death/dead body, saw someone hurt |
28.5 |
1.29 |
2.0 |
0.07 |
18.1 |
0.89 |
| Saw atrocities |
3.9 |
0.51 |
1.9 |
0.15 |
2.4 |
0.37 |
|
Others |
6.4 |
0.52 |
1.1 |
0.02 |
2.2 |
0.18 |
| Some other event |
3.0 |
0.37 |
1 |
0 |
0.9 |
0.12 |
| Private event |
3.9 |
0.40 |
1 |
0 |
1.2 |
0.13 |
| Total with any event | 73.8 | 1.15 | 4.3 | 0.11 | 100 | 0 |
aMean number of occurrences among respondents with any PTE vary significantly across the eight PTE classes (χ5 = 489.8, p < .001 as well as across the 28 individual PTE types (χ18 = 1698, p < .001). bEvents in this class as percentage of all traumatic events.