Table 7. Commonly reported precipitating events and the associated most commonly reported presenting complaints by children and adolescents, by country.
| n (%) | 95% confidence interval | |
| DRC: | ||
| Sexual violence | 384 (100) | – |
| Mood-related problems | 179 (46·6) | 41·5–51·7 |
| Anxiety-related complaints | 173 (45·1) | 40·0–50·2 |
| Physical complaints | 15 (3·9) | 2·2–6·4 |
| Non-violence | 316 (100) | – |
| Physical complaints | 94 (29·8) | 24·8–35·1 |
| Mood-related problems | 84 (26·6) | 21·8–31·8 |
| Anxiety-related complaints | 41 (13·0) | 9·5–17·2 |
| Iraq: | ||
| Psychological violence | 298 (100) | – |
| Anxiety-related complaints | 112 (37·6) | 32·1–43·4 |
| Physical complaints | 49 (16·4) | 12·4–21·1 |
| Loss/mourning | 36 (12·1) | 8·6–16·3 |
| Mood-related problems | 35 (11·7) | 8·3–16·0 |
| Witnessing abuse, injury or death | 242 (100) | – |
| Anxiety-related complaints | 106 (43·8) | 37·5–50·3 |
| Physical complaints | 39 (16·1) | 11·7–21·4 |
| Behaviour-related | 31 (12·8) | 8·9–17·7 |
| Loss/mourning | 28 (11·6) | 7·8, 16·3 |
| Domestic discord or violence | 426 (100) | – |
| Anxiety-related complaints | 162 (38·0) | 33·4–42·8 |
| Physical complaints | 79 (18·5) | 15·0–22·6 |
| Family-related problem(s) | 67 (15·7) | 12·4–19·5 |
| Behaviour-related | 48 (11·3) | 8·4–14·7 |
| Non-violence related | 286 (100) | – |
| Anxiety-related complaints | 110 (38·5) | 32·8–44·4 |
| Physical complaints | 54 (18·9) | 14·5–23·9 |
| Behaviour-related | 38 (13·3) | 9·6–17·8 |
| Age-related problems | 30 (10·5) | 7·2–14·6 |
| oPt: | ||
| Incarceration/detention | 94 (100) | – |
| Sleep problems | 18 (19·2) | 11·8–28·6 |
| Enuresis | 18 (19·2) | 11·8–28·6 |
| Anxiety/stress | 8 (8·5) | 3·7–16·1 |
| Witnessed violence (physical, killing) | 49 (100) | – |
| Anxiety/stress | 10 (20·4) | 10·2–34·3 |
| Excessive fear/phobia/feeling threatened | 9 (18·4) | 8·8–32·0 |
| Domestic violence | 37 (100) | – |
| Enuresis | 13 (37·1) | 20·2–52·5 |
| Anxiety/stress | 6 (17·1) | 6·2–32·0 |
| Aggression | 6 (17·1) | 6·2–32·0 |
| Received threats | 32 (100) | – |
| Enuresis | 10 (31·3) | 16·1–50·0 |
| Excessive fear/phobia/feeling threatened | 4 (12·5) | 3·5–29·0 |
| Irritability/anger | 4 (12·5) | 3·5–29·0 |
| Hypo-activity/hyper-activity (lack, loss or excess of energy) | 3 (9·4) | 2·0–25·0 |
| Anxiety/stress | 3 (9·4) | 2·0–25·0 |
Not all percentages will total 100% because not all precipitating events are included.