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. 2015 Jun 24;5(6):e006778. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006778

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and psychosocial factors of the study population with p values for difference between women and men

Variables Total population (N=917)
Men (N=440)
Women (N=477)
p Value
n Per cent n Per cent n Per cent
Age groups, years (n=908)
 20–24 275 30.3 148 33.8 127 27.0 0.050
 25–29 300 33.0 144 32.9 156 33.2
 30–35 333 36.7 146 33.3 187 39.8
Marital status (n=912)
 Married and cohabiting 578 63 236 53.8 342 72.3 <0.001
 Widowed and divorced 35 3.8 2 0.5 33 7.0
 Single 299 32.8 201 45.8 98 20.7
Number of children (n=915)
 No children 307 33.5 211 48.1 96 20.2 <0.001
 1–3 children 467 50.9 192 43.7 275 57.8
 >3 children 141 15.4 36 8.2 105 22.1
Level of education (n=768)
 Secondary school or university level 117 15.2 50 13.3 67 17.0 0.006
 Complete primary or vocational level 178 23.2 105 28.0 73 18.6
 Incomplete primary 473 61.6 220 58.7 253 64.4
Ever been to school (n=915)
 Yes 762 83.3 369 84.2 393 82.4 0.479
 No 153 16.7 69 15.8 84 17.6
Employment status (n=913)
 Full time paid employment 84 9.4 55 12.5 29 6.1 <0.001
 Irregular or seasonal work 50 5.5 33 7.5 17 3.6
 No employment 779 85.3 348 79.1 431 90.4
Social support (n=917)
 Good 592 69.6 301 68.4 291 60.0 0.086
 Poor 258 30.4 114 25.9 144 30.2
Traumatic episodes, genocide period (n=916)
 Not exposed 583 63.6 583 62.5 308 64.7 0.537
 Exposed 334 36.4 334 37.5 168 35.3
Traumatic episodes, lifetime prevalence (n=916)
 Not exposed 195 21.3 195 26.6 78 16.4 <0.001
 Exposed 722 78.7 722 73.4 399 83.6
Physical and/or sexual violence, lifetime prevalence
 No 771 84.1 419 95.2 352 73.8 <0.001
 Yes 146 15.9 21 4.8 125 26.2
Household characteristics
Household monthly income (n=883)
 17 500 RF or higher 189 21.4 86 20.5 103 22.2 0.566
 Lower than 17 500 RF 694 78.6 333 79.5 361 77.8
Assets in household, sum measure (n=917)
 Improved (at least one of the higher standard items) 654 71.3 323 73.4 331 69.4 0.189
 Poor (none of the higher standard items) 263 28.7 117 26.6 146 30.6