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Table 6 Financial and social burden due to an injury event, n = 1115.

From: Survivors of the war in the Northern Kosovo: violence exposure, risk factors and public health effects of an ethnic conflict

Financial and social burden Household income declines due to the injury of family member Family borrows money to pay for medication or to make up for the loss of income
Items No Yes OR (95% CI) P value No Yes OR (95% CI) P value
Less than 4 categories of violence and human rights violations 204 28 1 - 211 21 1 -
≥4 categories of violence and human rights violations 681 202 1.94 (1.10-3.43) <0.05 689 194 2.60 (1.63-4.24) <0.001
Total 885 230    900 215   
Financial and social burden Family member stops working in order to take care of injured person Family member stops schooling in order to take care of injured person or make up for the loss of income
Items No Yes OR (95% CI) P value No Yes OR (95% CI) P value
Less than 4 categories of violence and human rights violations 224 8 1 - 230 2 1 -
≥4 categories of violence and human rights violations 806 77 2.90 (1.40-6.00) <0.005 848 35 9.03(1.83-44.44) <0.01
Total 1030 85    1078 37   
  1. Generalised linear model adjusted to robust effect of cluster, residence location, number of family members, ethnicity, marital status, occupation of head of household, household income per month
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Conflict and Health

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