Table 4.
Potentially traumatic experiences prior to and during the flight from Syria among participants
| Participants | Participants willing to take part in longitudinal survey | ||
| N=902* | N=665* | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Before you left your home, have you personally faced any of the following situations or events | |||
| War at close quarters | No | 41 (4.7) | 31 (4.8) |
| Yes | 840 (95.3) | 618 (95.2) | |
| Forced separation from family or close friends | No | 324 (40.3) | 235 (39.8) |
| Yes | 480 (59.7) | 355 (60.2) | |
| Loss or disappearance of family member(s) or loved one(s) | No | 287 (35.3) | 213 (35.5) |
| Yes | 526 (64.7) | 387 (64.5) | |
| Physical violence or assault | No | 554 (70.5) | 400 (69.3) |
| Yes | 232 (29.5) | 177 (30.7) | |
| Witnessing physical violence or assault | No | 304 (36.9) | 203 (33.5) |
| Yes | 520 (63.1) | 403 (66.5) | |
| Torture | No | 567 (72.8) | 410 (71.6) |
| Yes | 212 (27.2) | 163 (28.4) | |
| Sexual violence | No | 710 (93.3) | 518 (92.7) |
| Yes | 51 (6.7) | 41 (7.3) | |
| Other frightening situation(s) where you felt your life was in danger | No | 103 (12.0) | 74 (11.7) |
| Yes | 754 (88.0) | 561 (88.3) | |
| After you left your home, during your flight, have you personally faced any of the following situations or events | |||
| War at close quarters | No | 408 (49.3) | 310 (50.7) |
| Yes | 420 (50.7) | 302 (49.3) | |
| Forced separation from family or close friends | No | 412 (52.5) | 298 (51.5) |
| Yes | 373 (47.5) | 281 (48.5) | |
| Loss or disappearance of family member(s) or loved one(s) | No | 422 (53.8) | 312 (53.6) |
| Yes | 362 (46.2) | 270 (46.4) | |
| Physical violence or assault | No | 638 (83.6) | 467 (83.5) |
| Yes | 125 (16.4) | 92 (16.5) | |
| Witnessing physical violence or assault | No | 566 (72.6) | 405 (70.7) |
| Yes | 214 (27.4) | 168 (29.3) | |
| Torture | No | 657 (86.8) | 481 (87.1) |
| Yes | 100 (13.2) | 71 (12.9) | |
| Sexual violence | No | 722 (97.3) | 529 (97.2) |
| Yes | 20 (2.7) | 15 (2.8) | |
| Other frightening situation(s) where you felt your life was in danger | No | 350 (42.8) | 258 (42.9) |
| Yes | 468 (57.2) | 344 (57.1) | |
*Not all participants answered all items, therefore, the total number of answers for a given item may be less than 902 and 665 for the two groups, respectively.