Table 2.
Association between PTSD and socio demographic characteristics of the children at baseline (Bivariate Analysis).
| PTSD | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Partial PTSD | Full PTSD | ||||
| N=9 | N=182 | p-value | |||
| Gender | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Male | 1 | (4.3) | 22 | (95.7) | 0.93 |
| Female | 8 | (4.8) | 160 | (95.2) | |
| Age group | |||||
| 07–09 | 2 | (6.1) | 31 | (93.9) | 0.735 |
| 10–12 | 3 | (6.8) | 41 | (93.2) | |
| 13–15 | 3 | (4.5) | 64 | (95.5) | |
| 16–17 | 1 | (2.1) | 46 | (97.9) | |
| Attending school | |||||
| Yes | 8 | (4.3) | 177 | (95.7) | 0.055 |
| No | 1 | (25.0) | 3 | (75.0) | |
| School level | |||||
| Primary | 9 | (4.2) | 158 | (95.8) | 0.36 |
| Secondary | 0 | (.0) | 19 | (100.0) | |
| Have parents | |||||
| Both parents | 7 | (4.9) | 137 | (95.1) | 0.662 |
| Only Mother | 1 | (3.0) | 32 | (97.0) | |
| Only Father | 1 | (12.5) | 7 | (87.5) | |
| None | 0 | (.0) | 6 | (100.0) | |
| Parents marital status | |||||
| Married | 5 | (3.7) | 131 | (96.3) | 0.425 |
| Separated | 2 | (6.1) | 31 | (93.9) | |
| Divorced | 0 | (.0) | 6 | (100.0) | |
| Single | 2 | (12.5) | 14 | (87.5) | |
| Who do you live with | |||||
| Neighbours | 0 | (.0) | 0 | (.0) | 0.010 |
| Good Samaritan | 1 | (50.0) | 1 | (50.0) | |
| Care Giver | 5 | (3.1) | 156 | (96.9) | |
| Guardian | 3 | (12.5) | 25 | (87.5) | |
PTSD in the sexually abused children was associated with the person the children lived with (p=0.01) at baseline.