Table 1.
Experienced Trauma as assessed by the Trauma Exposure section of the Penn/RESIST/Peradeniya War Problems Questionnaire (n = 337)
| Percentage who endorsed this item (%) | |
|---|---|
| Witnessed the injury of loved ones | 47.5 |
| Witnessed the death of loved ones | 44.5 |
| Torture (Beaten or electrocuted in detention; force-fed a mosquito coil; beaten with a bag containing gasoline; pricked under nails; burnt with cigarette) | 38.9 |
| Being imprisoned | 35.9 |
| Family members kidnapped | 30 |
| Death of family members due to war | 24.9 |
| Family members handicapped | 13.4 |
| Being kidnapped | 12.5 |
| Caught in a land mine | 3.3 |
| Being raped | 1.2 |