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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 19.
Published in final edited form as: Transcult Psychiatry. 2010 Nov;47(5):10.1177/1363461510381290. doi: 10.1177/1363461510381290

Table 1.

Child Soldiers Demographics (N=142)

CHILD VARIABLES
 FAMILY VARIABLES
 COMMUNITY VARIABLES
Continuous Variables Mean (SD) Continuous Variables Mean (SD) Categorical Variables No. (%)
    Age 15.75 (1.59)     Family Size 6.08 (2.19)     Conflict Mortality
Categorical Variables No. (%)     Wealth 1.92 (1.51)         < 100 49 (34.5)
    Gender (Girls) 75 (52.8) Categorical Variables No. (%)         > 100 93 (65.5)
    Education     Joint Family 46 (32.4)     Female Literacy
        None 8 (5.6)     Hindu Religion 128 (90.1)         < 45% 66 (46.5)
        Primary 40 (28.2)     Caste         > 45% 76 (53.5)
        Lower Secondary 44 (31.0)         Dalit 46 (32.0)     High Caste Proportion
        Secondary + 50 (35.2)         Bahun/Chhetri 45 (32.0)         < 40% 72 (50.7)
    Married 20 (14.1)          Janajati 51 (36.0)         > 40% 70 (49.3)
    Recruitment     Wealth Change
        < 14 years old 86 (60.6)         No change or improved 68 (47.9)
        > 14 years old 56 (39.4)         Got worse 74 (52.1)
    Time as soldier     Decision Maker
        < 1 year 88 (62.0)         Male member 108 (76.1)
        > 1 year 54 (38.0)         Female or jointly 34 (23.9)
    Time since returned     Family Member Killed 6 (4.2)
        < 1 year 62 (43.7)     Physical Abuse 7 (4.9)
        > 1 year 80 (56.3)
    Bombing 80 (56.3)
    Torture 41 (28.9)
    Abduction 73 (51.4)
    Beating 104 (73.2)
    Still Associated 22 (15.5)