Table 3.
Prevalence of CBCL- and YSR-defined cases and symptoms at the CBCL and YSR scales by age group and proximity to disaster
| CBCL 3–5 ys | CBCL 6–10 ys | CBCL 11–14 ys | YSR 11–14 ys | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake epicentre | Remainder earthquake zone | Unaffected areas | Total | p | Earthquake epicentre | Remainder earthquake zone | Unaffected areas | Total | p | Earthquake epicentre | Remainder earthquake zone | Unaffected Areas | Total | p | Earthquake epicentre | Remainder earthquake zone | Unaffected areas | Total | p | |
| Valid Number | 47 | 58 | 440 | 545 | 70 | 97 | 574 | 741 | 37 | 52 | 323 | 412 | 38 | 46 | 342 | 426 | ||||
| Cases | 8.5 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 0.853 | 22.9 | 13.4 | 15.5 | 15.9 | 0.218 | 8.1 | 15.4 | 14.9 | 14.3 | 0.525 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 0.198 |
| Problems | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 2.1 | 10.3 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 0.219 | 10.0 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 0.669 | 5.4 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 0.752 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 0.106 |
| Internalizing | 6.4 | 6.9 | 9.8 | 9.2 | 0.610 | 21.4 | 11.3 | 12.9 | 13.5 | 0.114 | 8.1 | 13.5 | 12.1 | 11.9 | 0.727 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.128 |
| Externalizing | 2.1 | 5.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 0.551 | 8.6 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 0.456 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 0.918 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.474 |
| Affective | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.180 | 10.0 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 0.064 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 0.965 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.690 |
| Anxiety | 6.4 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 0.278 | 15.7 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 0.014 | 8.1 | 7.7 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 0.940 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.537 |
| PTS | - | - | - | - | - | 10.0 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 0.009 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 0.125 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.445 |
| Somatic | - | - | - | - | - | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 0.314 | 10.8 | 1.9 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 0.126 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 0.569 |
| ADH | 4.3 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 0.547 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 0.417 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 0.420 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 0.827 |
| Oppositional defiant | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.408 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.316 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | 2.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 0.585 |
| Conduct | - | - | - | - | - | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.664 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.516 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.690 |
| Pervasive development | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 0.680 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Note: Valid numbers are expressed as quantities, all other data are expressed in percentages.
Differences among the subsamples from different areas are calculated by χ2 test.
ADH, attention deficit and hyperactivity; CBCL, Child Behavior Checklist; PTS, post-traumatic stress; YSR, Youth Self Report.