Table 2 Univariate analysis of cases (SRQ ≥ 12) with non-cases on demographic variables, living circumstances, confrontations with violence (self-experience, witnessing), and personal consequences stratified by gender (n = 510)

Demographics

Marital status

   -Not married

65

1

60

1

125

1

   -Married

203

1.7

0.8–3.6

0.178

176

1.8

1.0–3.3

0.865

379

1.8*

1.1–2.8

0.023

Living

Circumstances

Currently Feeling Safe

   -Always/most

144

1

120

1

264

1

   -Occasionally/never

126

2.3 **

1.3–4.1

0.006

118

2.0 *

1.2–3.3

0.014

224

2.1**

1.4–3.1

0.000

Dependency for Living

   -Self supportive, nearly

194

1

185

1

379

1

   -Highly, total dependant

74

1.6

0.9–3.0

0.147

53

2.4 **

1.3–4.6

0.007

127

2.0**

1.3–3.1

0.002

Having Two meals a day

   -Always, sometimes

258

1

1.1–15.9

229

487

1

   -Rarely, never

9

4.1

0.068

7

1.8

0.4–8.1

0.352 ⁱⁱ

16

2.8

1.0–7.6

0.07

Witnessing

Seeing wounded people

   -No

73

1

115

1

188

1

   -Yes

197

2.1*

1.1–4.5

0.043

125

1.8*

1.0–3.1

0.030

322

2.0**

1.3–3.0

0.002

Witnessed people being arrested

   -No

44

1

81

1

125

1

   -Yes

226

2.8*

1.1–7.7

0.044

159

2.0*

1.2–3.6

0.018

385

2.3**

1.4–3.7

0.001

Witnessed people being killed

   -No

151

1

155

1

306

1

   -Yes

119

1.6

0.9–2.8

0.123

85

2.0*

1.6–3.4

0.018

204

1.8**

1.2–2.6

0.004

Witness people being tortured

   -No

68

1

101

169

1

   -Yes

202

1.7

0.9–3.4

0.179

139

2.3**

1.4–4.0

0.003

341

2.1**

1.3–3.1

0.001

Witnessed people being maltreated/molested

   -No

46

1

90

136

1

   -Yes

224

1.6

0.7–3.8

0.301

150

2.1*

1.2–3.6

0.016

374

1.9**

1.2–3.1

0.005

Heard about cases of rape

   -No

67

1

117

1

184

1

   -Yes

203

2.2

1.0–4.5

0.054

123

1.0

0.6–1.6

0.958

326

1.3

0.9–2.0

0.256

Witnessed rape

   -No

223

1

219

1

442

1

   -Yes

47

1.8

0.9–3.5

0.134

21

1.8

0.7–4.5

0.269

68

1.8*

1.0–3.1

0.045

Self-experienced

Being maltreated

   -No

110

1

175

1

285

1

   -Yes

160

2.4**

1.3–4.5

0.007

65

2.0*

1.1–3.5

0.032

225

2.2**

1.4–3.3

<0.001

Being forced to do labour

   -No

144

1

194

1

338

1

   -Yes

126

2.5**

1.4–4.4

0.002

46

1.4

0.7–2.7

0.396

172

1.9**

1.3–2.9

0.003

Being forced housing any of the parties

   -No

203

1

213

1

426

1

   -Yes

67

2.4**

1.3–4.3

0.008

27

0.7

0.3–1.7

0.621

94

1.53^x

0.95–2.5

0.100

Being arrested/kidnapped

424

   -No

195

229

1

86

1

   -Yes

75

3.2***

1.8–5.8

< 0.001

11

6.3**

1.3-30.0

0.010ⁱⁱ

3.6**

2.1–6.2

<0.000

Modesty being violated

   -No

224

1

227

1

451

1

   -Yes

46

4.2***

2.1–8.1

<0.000

13

2.2

0.7–6.9

0.1416

59

3.5**

2.0–6.2

<0.000

Being injured because of conflict

   -Not injured

248

1

234

1

484

1

   -Injured

22

4.3 **

1.8–10.5

0.002

6

2.7

0.5-14.9

0.452

28

3.8**

1.7–8.5

0.001

Consequences of violence

Moving voluntarily for safety reasons

   -No

131

1

143

1

274

1

   -Yes

139

2.3**

1.3–4.1

0.007

97

1.8*

1.0–3.0

0.048

236

2.0**

1.3–2.9

<0.000

Forced to move (being displaced)

   No

221

1

199

1

420

1

   Yes

48

4.2***

2.2–8.2

<0.000

40

2.0

1.0–3.9

0.075

88

2.9**

1.8–4.6

<0.000

Being disabled

   -No

232

1

228

1

460

1

   -Yes

38

3.9***

1.9–8.0

<0.000

10

3.2

0.8-12.7

0.079

48

3.7**

2.0–7.1

<0.000

Having lost house

   -No

253

1

225

1

478

   -Yes

17

1.3

0.4–3.9

0.404

13

1.6

0.5–4.9

0.592

30

1.5

0.7–3.1

0.468

Having lost possessions

   -No

197

1

183

1

380

1

   Yes

73

2.6**

1.4–4.5

0.002

57

1.6

0.9–3.0

0.1417

130

2.1

1.3–3.1

0.001