Table 2 PTEs significantly associated with psychological distress

Experienced PTEs

 Loss of shelter and logistics

125 (94)

189 (88)

0.050

 Being close to death

76 (57)

92 (43)

0.008

 Unnatural death of family member or friend

27 (20)

21 (10)

0.005

 Strangers’ murder

7 (5)

3 (1)

0.047^a

 Torture

12 (9)

5 (2)

0.005

Witnessed PTEs

 Imprisonment

36 (27)

36 (17)

0.020

Heard PTEs

 Sexual harassment

18 (14)

14 (7)

0.027

Number of PTEs experienced

  ≤ 2

13 (10)

45 (21)

0.001

 3

34 (26)

71 (33)

 4

38 (29)

59 (27)

 5

22 (17)

24 (11)

 6+

26 (20)

17 (8)

Number of PTEs witnessed

  ≤ 2

116 (87)

192 (89)

0.904^{1 a}

 3

13 (10)

15 (7)

 4

3 (2)

6 (3)

 5

1 (1)

2 (1)

 6+

0 (0)

1 (1)

Number of PTEs heard

  ≤ 2

89 (67)

158 (73)

0.759

 3

14 (11)

19 (9)

 4

9 (7)

11 (5)

 5

6 (5)

10 (5)

 6+

15 (11)

18 (8)