Table 1.
Traumatic experience and prevalence of PTSD among Nepalese patients with alcohol use disorder
| Type of traumatic experience | Prevalence of exposure (N = 187) n (%) | Prevalence of PTSD among exposed n (%) | Worst traumaa n | Exposure frequency mean (range) | Age at first exposure mean (SD) years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military combat | 7 (3.7) | 0 (0) | 2 | 3.5 (3–4) | 25.0 (4.2) |
| Serious road traffic accident | 87 (46.5) | 21 (24.1) | 43 | 1.3 (1–6) | 24.9 (8.5) |
| Natural disaster | 25 (13.3) | 5 (20.0) | 9 | 1 | 14.8 (5.6) |
| Witnessed killing/serious injury/violence | 45 (24.1) | 12 (26.7) | 18 | 1.3 (1–4) | 23.2 (6.5) |
| Rape | 6 (3.2) | 2 (33.3) | 2 | 1 | 20.5 (4.9) |
| Sexual assault other than rape | 8 (4.3) | 3 (37.5) | 1 | 2 | 28.3 (7.4) |
| Assaultative violence | 37 (19.8) | 12 (32.4) | 17 | 1.9 (1–11) | 28.1 (6.1) |
| Threatened with weapon/kidnapped/held captive | 33 (17.6) | 13 (39.4) | 9 | 1.8 (1–5) | 24.8 (6.7) |
| Tortured | 17 (9.1) | 9 (52.9) | 11 | 1.7 (1–5) | 22.2 (7.5) |
| Other serious trauma | 56 (29.9) | 17 (30.4) | 21 | 1.4 (1–5) | 23.6 (7.3) |
| Sudden, unexpected death of relative/friend | 25 (13.3) | 8 (32.0) | 25 | 1.5 (1–4) | 25.7 (7.2) |
afigures in the column do not add up to total subjects due to missing data (n = 29)