Table 4.
Number and percentage of asylum-seekers classified as symptomatic for PTSD according to HTQ Part 3 – Trauma Symptoms (n = 47).
| Score |
Female |
Male |
Total |
X2 |
p* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||||
| DSM-IV Score (16 Items) | |||||||||
| Not symptomatic for PTSD (Score≤2.5) | 18 | 66.7 | 9 | 45.0 | 27 | 57.4 | 2.206 | 0.137 | |
| Symptomatic for PTSD (Score >2.5) | 9 | 33.3 | 11 | 55.0 | 20 | 42.6 | |||
| Total Score (40 Items) | |||||||||
| Not symptomatic for PTSD (Score≤2.5) | 18 | 66.7 | 10 | 50.0 | 28 | 59.6 | 1.325 | 0.250 | |
| Symptomatic for PTSD (Score >2.5) | 9 | 33.3 | 10 | 50.0 | 19 | 40.4 |
*Considered statistically significant when p ≦ 0.05.