Table 3.
Baseline characteristics
| BATD (N = 114) | BATD control (N = 33) | CPT (N = 101) | CPT control (N = 33) | All control (N = 66) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | |||||
| Mean age in years | 36.9 (12.4) | 42.4 (11.1) | 41.5 (13.7) | 42.3 (14.0) | 42.3 (12.5) |
| Female | 65 (57%) | 16 (49%) | 59 (58%) | 23 (70%) | 39 (59%) |
| Location: | |||||
| Erbil | 50 (44%) | 14 (42%) | 32 (32%) | 11 (33%) | 25 (38%) |
| Sulaimaniyah | 64 (56%) | 19 (58%) | 69 (68%) | 22 (67%) | 41 (62%) |
| Marital status: | |||||
| Married | 76 (67%) | 20 (61%) | 60 (59%) | 21 (64%) | 41 (62%) |
| Single/Divorced1 | 30 (26%) | 7 (21%) | 24 (24%) | 3 (9%) | 10 (15%) |
| Widowed | 8 (7%) | 6 (18%) | 17 (17%) | 9 (27%) | 15 (23%) |
| Employment: | |||||
| Not working | 57 (50%) | 17 (52%) | 47 (48%) | 20 (61%) | 37 (56%) |
| Regular work | 25 (22%) | 10 (30%) | 32 (33%) | 10 (30%) | 20 (30%) |
| Self-employed or irregular work2 | 32 (28%) | 6 (18%) | 18 (19%) | 3 (9%) | 9 (14%) |
| Education: | |||||
| None | 59 (52%) | 18 (55%) | 44 (44%) | 20 (61%) | 38 (58%) |
| Primary | 26 (23%) | 11 (33%) | 30 (30%) | 7 (21%) | 18 (27%) |
| Secondary | 24 (21%) | 4 (12%) | 13 (13%) | 4 (12%) | 8 (12%) |
| Bachelors/Institutional degree or certificate | 5 (4%) | 0 (0%) | 14 (14%) | 2 (6%) | 2 (3%) |
| Traumatic Experiences | |||||
| Physical torture: | |||||
| Experienced personally | 43 (38%) | 16 (48%) | 41 (42%) | 16 (48%) | 32 (48%) |
| Witnessed it happen to others | 64 (56%) | 15 (45%) | 45 (46%) | 15 (45%) | 30 (45%) |
| Imprisonment: | |||||
| Experienced personally | 58 (51%) | 20 (61%) | 62 (64%) | 15 (45%) | 35 (53%) |
| Witnessed it happen to others | 75 (66%) | 20 (61%) | 50 (52%) | 17 (52%) | 37 (56%) |
| Gas attacks: | |||||
| Experienced personally | 13 (11%) | 4 (12%) | 19 (20%) | 3 (9%) | 7 (11%) |
| Witnessed it happen to others | 16 (14%) | 5 (15%) | 16 (16%) | 4 (12%) | 9 (14%) |
| Other military attacks: | |||||
| Experienced personally | 71 (62%) | 19 (58%) | 74 (76%) | 23 (70%) | 45 (68%) |
| Witnessed it happen to others | 74 (65%) | 22 (67%) | 61 (63%) | 21 (64%) | 40 (61%) |
1Only 3 participants reported being divorced.
2Only 12 participants reported being self-employed.
Data on traumatic experiences are missing for 4 people and employment information is missing for 4 people.