Table 1 Comparison of prevalence and severity of mental illness symptomatology in population directly exposed to violence vs. non-exposed in both villages
Mental health condition | Type of data | Direct exposure to violence | No direct exposure to violence |
|---|---|---|---|
Anxiety (N =75) | Positive score (≥5 in GAD-7) n/N (%) | 4/11(36.36%) | 18/64 (28.12%) |
Positive score for moderate to severe anxiety (≥10 in GAD-7) n/N (%) | 2/11 (18.18%) | 1/64 (1.56%) | |
Mean GAD-7 score | 4 | 2.57 | |
Depression (N=84) | Positive score (≥5 in PHQ-9) n/N (%) | 8/11 (72.72%) | 27/73 (32.14%) |
Positive score for moderate to severe depression (≥10 in PHQ-9) n/N (%) | 3/11 (27.27%) | 4/73 (4.76%) | |
Mean PHQ-9 score | 7.45 | 4.26 | |
Somatization Disorders (N=84) | Positive score (≥5 in PHQ-15) n/N (%) | 9/11 (81.81%) | 31/73 (37.8%) |
Positive score for moderate to severe Somatization Disorders (≥10 in PHQ-15) n/N (%) | 7/11 (63.63%) | 8/73 (9.52%) | |
Mean PHQ-15 score | 10.45 | 5.8 | |
Eating disorders (N=84) | Positive result n/N (%) | 1/11 (9.09%) | 6/73 (7.14%) |
Negative result n/N (%) | 10/11 (90.9%) | 78/73 (92.85%) | |
Alcohol abuse | Positive result n/N (%) | 6/11 (54.54%) | 18/73 (21.42%) |
Negative result n/N (%) | 5/11 (21.42%) | 66/73 (78.57%) |