Table 2.
Characteristics of Kenyan School Children with and without PTSD
| Characteristics | Full PTSD | No PTSD | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 656 | N = 1783 | ||||
| N | % | N | % | ||
| Age | |||||
| 11–13 years | 394 | 32.3 | 825 | 67.7 | <.001 |
| 14–17 years | 262 | 21.5 | 958 | 78.5 | |
| Gender | |||||
| Female | 366 | 29.8 | 864 | 70.2 | <.001 |
| Male | 290 | 24.0 | 919 | 76.0 | |
| School | |||||
| Primary | 536 | 31.8 | 1149 | 68.2 | <.001 |
| Secondary | 120 | 15.9 | 634 | 84.1 | |
| School Location | |||||
| Rural | 309 | 30.5 | 705 | 69.5 | <.001 |
| Urban | 347 | 24.4 | 1078 | 75.7 | |
| Religion | |||||
| Catholic | 219 | 29.4 | 527 | 70.6 | .226 |
| Muslim | 22 | 25.3 | 65 | 74.7 | |
| Protestant | 380 | 26.4 | 1060 | 73.6 | |
| Other | 15 | 20.0 | 60 | 80.0 | |
| Living arrangement | |||||
| Guardian | 87 | 31.6 | 188 | 68.4 | .032 |
| Single Parent | 393 | 25.2 | 1167 | 74.8 | |
| Both Parents | 166 | 29.1 | 404 | 70.9 | |