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. 2017 Dec 29;7(12):e018899. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018899

Table 4.

Prevalence of refugee-related PTEs and their associations with anxiety, depression, low SWB and PTSD presented as odds rations (ORs) with 95% CIs (95% CI)

% (n) Weighted %
(95% CI)*
Anxiety
OR (95% CI)*
Depression
OR (95% CI)*
Low SWB
OR (95% CI)*
PTSD
OR (95% CI)*
War at close quarters 86.9 (1036) 85.1 (82.9 to 87.5) 1.56 (1.01 to 2.42) 1.86 (1.23 to 2.80) 1.57 (1.05 to 2.35) 2.22 (1.38 to 3.57)
Forced separation from family or close friends 69.4 (817) 67.9 (65.2 to 70.9) 2.33 (1.77 to 3.21) 2.41 (2.80 to 3.23) 1.98 (1.49 to 2.65) 2.91 (2.09 to 4.06)
Loss or disappearance of family member(s) or loved one(s) 64.3 (756) 64.3 (61.3 to 67.3) 2.11 (1.57 to 2.82) 1.92 (1.46 to 2.52) 1.55 (1.18 to 2.04) 3.38 (1.75 to 3.25)
Physical violence or assault 30.5 (351) 30.9 (28.1 to 33.5) 3.47 (2.53 to 4.76) 3.39 (2.52 to 4.54) 2.01 (1.50 to 2.70) 3.96 (2.89 to 5.43)
Witnessing physical violence or assault 63.3 (740) 63.1 (60.0 to 66.1) 2.41 (1.79 to 3.24) 2.53 (1.91 to 3.35) 2.04 (1.54 to 2.70) 3.57 (2.60–4.90)
Torture 30.6 (354) 31.0 (28.3 to 33.9) 2.91 (2.5 to 3.26) 2.14 (1.61 to 2.84) 1.64 (1.24 to 2.19) 2.89 (2.14 to 3.91)
Sexual violence 6.9 (78) 7.1 (5.5 to 8.6) 3.36 (1.94 to 5.83) 2.67 (1.61 to 4.44) 2.02 (1.20 to 3.38) 3.18 (2.24 to 6.48)
Other frightening situation where you felt your life was in danger 80.6 (954) 79.4 (76.9 to 81.7) 2.90 (1.91 to 4.39) 3.31 (2.28 to 4.80) 3.38 (2.33 to 4.90) 6.18 (3.80 to 10.03)

*All analyses are weighted and associations are adjusted for gender, age groups, level of education and marital status. The reference categories are not exposed to the respective refugee-related PTEs. 95% CIs are based on robust SEs.

PTE, potentially traumatic event; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SWB, subjective well-being.