Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariate associations between PTSD and child characteristics

Characteristics	Crude OR	95% CI	Adjusted OR	95% CI	Adjusted	95% CI
					OR
Age
14–17 years	REF		REF		REF
11–13 years	1.75	1.46–2.09	0.96	0.76–1.21	0.94	0.73–1.21
Gender
Male	REF		REF		REF
Female	1.34	1.12–1.61	1.33	1.10–1.61	1.43	1.16–1.75
School
Secondary	REF		REF		REF
Primary	2.46	1.97–3.06	2.29	1.73–3.05	2.25	1.67–3.04
School Location
Urban	REF		REF		REF
Rural	1.36	1.13–1.63	1.48	1.22–1.78	1.72	1.41–2.11
Religion
Protestant	REF		REF		REF
Catholic	1.17	0.96–1.42	1.12	0.92–1.38	1.07	0.86–1.32
Muslim	0.95	0.58–1.56	0.99	0.59–1.38	0.91	0.52–1.58
Other	0.70	0.39–1.25	0.78	0.43–1.41	0.82	0.44–1.51
Living arrangement
Both Parents	REF		REF		REF
Guardian	1.38	1.04–1.83	1.46	1.09–1.95	1.34	0.98–1.83
Single Parent	1.23	0.99–1.52	1.23	0.99–1.54	1.11	0.87–1.40
Number of traumatic events	1.95	1.79–2.12	N/A		1.97	1.80–2.15