Table 2.
War-related traumatic experiences (ACEES)
| Total (n = 1,304) | NSV (n = 806) | Rape (n = 183) | NCS (n = 315) | OR RAPE/NSV | OR NCS/NSV | OR Rape/NCS | χ 2 /F † | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Have been separated from family |
284 (22.1%) |
137 (17.2%) |
50 (27.8%) |
97 (31.2%) |
1.85** |
2.18** |
0.85 |
29.38** |
| Have witnessed violent acts against family members or friends |
172 (13.4%) |
84 (10.5%) |
37 (20.3%) |
51 (16.9%) |
2.17** |
1.72** |
1.26 |
16.29** |
| Had family members or friends violently killed during the war |
515 (40.6%) |
292 (37.3%) |
96 (53.3%) |
127 (41.5%) |
1.92** |
1.19 |
1.61 |
15.76** |
| Experienced pillage or setting your house on fire |
592 (47.1%) |
335 (43.1%) |
116 (65.9%) |
141 (46.4%) |
2.56** |
1.14 |
2.23** |
30.15** |
| Experienced gunfire attacks |
525 (42.3%) |
276 (35.7%) |
106 (59.6%) |
143 (49.1%) |
2.65** |
1.74** |
1.52 |
41.06** |
| Have seen somebody being killed |
479 (38.1%) |
245 (31.0%) |
79 (51.3%) |
155 (49.7%) |
2.34** |
2.20** |
1.07 |
45.92** |
| Have seen dead or mutilated bodies |
491 (38.4%) |
250 (31.5%) |
108 (59.7%) |
133 (43.5%) |
3.21** |
1.67** |
1.92* |
53.79** |
| Have been injured during the war |
113 (8.9%) |
36 (4.5%) |
41 (26.3%) |
36 (11.5%) |
7.56** |
2.75** |
2.74** |
79.69** |
| Have been in prison |
74 (5.7%) |
6 (7.0%) |
48 (26.7%) |
20 (6.4%) |
48.18** |
9.11** |
5.29** |
183.22** |
| Have been enrolled in an armed group |
48 (3.8%) |
3 (.4%) |
25 (16.0%) |
20 (6.4%) |
50.76** |
18.22** |
2.79* |
95.73** |
| Have been kidnapped by an armed group |
85 (6.5%) |
16 (2.0%) |
51 (28.0%) |
18 (5.7%) |
19.17** |
2.99** |
6.40** |
165.01** |
| Have been forced to kill, injure or rape someone themselves |
75 (5.9%) |
25 (3.3%) |
35 (22.2%) |
14 (4.6%) |
8.45** |
1.42 |
5.96* |
85.67** |
| Have seen someone being raped |
180 (14.1%) |
67 (8.4%) |
56 (31.6%) |
57 (18.9%) |
5.08** |
2.56** |
1.98** |
72.79** |
| Total traumatic exposure (mean, SD) | 2.83 (2.43) | 2.19 (1.90) | 4.71 (3.05) | 3.16 (2.45) | 2.43** | 1.01** | 1.42** | 86.62** |
N(%); *p < .01, **p < .001; OR: odds ratio, NSV: no sexual violence, NCS: Non-consensual sexual experience.