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Table 3 Prevalence (%) of traumatic event types experienced ever (lifetime) and in the past year by nationality

From: Trauma, poverty and mental health among Somali and Rwandese refugees living in an African refugee settlement – an epidemiological study

 

Ever

In the past year

Events n (%)

Camp Total

Somali

Rwande

Camp total

Somali

Rwande

1. Abduction or forceful recruitment

124 (8.7)

112

12

3 (0.2)

3 (0.2)

0

2. Accident

310 (21.8)

143 (27.7)

167 (18.4)

14 (1.0)

7

7

3. Beating by spouse (*for women)

111 (7.8)

18

93

19 (1.3)

2

17

4. Beating or torture

428 (30.1)

190 (36.8)

238 (26)

26 (1.8)

18 (3.5)

8 (0.1)

5. Child marriage

58 (4.1)

23

35

0

0

0

6. Combat situation

33 (2.3)

4

29

1 (0.1)

0

1

7. Shelling/bomb attack

985 (69.3)

341 (66.1)

644 (71.1)

16 (1.1)

4

12

8. Experienced crossfire or sniper attack

857 (60.3)

315 (61)

542 (59.8)

9 (0.6)

5

4

9. Experienced burning houses

856 (60.2)

348 (67.4)

508 (56)

50 (3.5)

11 (2.1)

39 (4.3)

10. Property confiscated by officials

415 (29.2)

107 (20.7)

308 (34)

7 (0.5)

3

4

11. Dangerous evacuation

522 (36.7)

314 (60.9)

208 (23)

5 (0.4)

5

0

12. Injured with weapon

230 (16.2)

156

74

4 (0.3)

4

0

13. Forced circumcision *(for women)

59 (4.1)

50

9

1 (0.1)

1

0

14. Forced prostitution or sexual slavery

30 (2.1)

3

27

0

0

0

15. Harrassed by armed personnel

692 (48.7)

216 (41.9)

476 (52.5)

19 (1.3)

14

5

16. Imprisoned

221 (15.5)

65

156

15 (1.1)

9

6

17. Experienced poisoning or witchcraft

246 (17.3)

12

234

28 (2.0)

1 (0.2)

27 (3)

18. Rape

60 (4.2)

34

26

7 (0.5)

1

6

19. Sexual harassment (touch)

85 (6.0)

29

56

10 (0.7)

5

5

20. Experienced robbery or looting

468 (32.9)

331 (64.1)

137 (15.1)

25 (1.8)

13 (2.5)

12 (1.3)

21. Sex for food/security

20 (1.4)

6

14

0

0

0

22. Witnessed abduction or forced recruitment

422 (29.7)

252 (48.8)

170 (18.8)

5 (0.4)

4

1

23. Witnessed accident

542 (38.1)

150 (29.1)

392 (43.3)

20 (1.4)

6

14

24. Witnessed suicide

395 (27.8)

50 (9.7)

345 (38.1)

13 (0.9)

10

3

25. Witnessed dead or mutilated bodies

1045 (73.5)

401(77.7)

644(71.1)

16 (1.1)

11

5

26. Witnessed beatings or torture

841 (59.1)

293 (56.8)

548 (60.5)

55 (3.9)

26 (5)

29 (3.2)

27. Witnessed combat s

724 (50.9)

402 (77.9)

322 (62.4)

8 (0.6)

8

0

28. Witnessed forced circumcision

139 (9.8)

116

23

15 (1.1)

14

1

29. Witnessed forced prostitution

180 (12.7)

56

124

10 (0.7)

8

2

30. Witnessed harassment by armed personnel

721 (50.7)

236 (45.7)

485 (53.5)

25 (1.8)

19 (3.7) 6

(0.7)

31. Witnessed injury with weapon

963 (67.7)

421 (81.6)

542 (59.8)

13 (0.9)

9

4

32. Witnessed killing or murder

724 (50.9)

369 (71.5)

355 (39.2)

7 (0.5)

6

1

33. Witnessed rape

201 (14.1)

106

95

12 (0.8)

6

6

34. Witnessed robbery/looting

459 (32.3)

296 (57.4)

163 (18)

11 (0.8)

8

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