Table 1.
Demographics, traumatic experiences, and mental health of women in Democratic Republic of Congo at study baseline, April 2011
| Variable | CPT (n = 157) |
IS (n = 248) |
|---|---|---|
| Demographic characteristics | ||
| Age in years, Mean (SD)* | 36.89 (13.44) | 33.77 (12.43) |
| Years of education completed, Mean (SD) | 1.76 (2.76) | 2.25 (3.14) |
| Number of people living in home, Mean (SD)* | 7.41 (3.15) | 6.81 (3.32) |
| Number of children responsible for, Mean (SD) | 3.96 (2.67) | 4.06 (2.76) |
| Marital Status, No. (%)* | ||
| Single | 20 (12.74) | 35 (14.11) |
| Married | 93 (59.24) | 107 (43.15) |
| Divorced | 1 (0.65) | 11 (4.44) |
| Separated | 19 (12.10) | 43 (17.34) |
| Widowed | 24 (15.29) | 52 (20.97) |
| Living in territory of origin, No. (%) | 130 (82.80) | 194 (78.23) |
| Lived at current home for 10 years or more, No. (%)* | 118 (75.16) | 148 (59.68) |
| Language, No. (%)* | ||
| Kibembe | 0 (0.0) | 46 (18.55) |
| Kifuliro | 30 (19.11) | 64 (25.81) |
| Kihavu | 58 (36.94) | 81 (32.66) |
| Mashi | 45 (28.66) | 0 (0.0) |
| Swahili | 24 (15.29) | 57 (22.98) |
| Perpetrator of sexual violence known to womana | 12 (8.11) | 28 (11.91) |
| Trauma and Discrimination Experiences | ||
| Average different traumas experienced, Mean (SD)* | 3.91 (1.08) | 3.36 (1.36) |
| Average different traumas witnessed, Mean (SD)* | 5.20 (1.28) | 4.06 (1.96) |
| Enacted stigma, Mean (SD) | 4.67 (3.43) | 5.13 (3.50) |
| Mental health | ||
| Functioning score, Mean (SD)* | 1.65 (0.69) | 2.48 (0.82) |
| Depression and anxiety score, Mean (SD)* | 1.95 (0.51) | 2.18 (0.46) |
| Posttraumatic stress score, Mean (SD)* | 1.86 (0.58) | 2.21 (0.49) |
Note: CPT Cognitive Processing Therapy, IS individual support, SD standard deviation; *Between arm difference significant at p < 0.05. aDenominator is comprised of the 383 women who indicated personally experiencing sexual violence