Table 2 Characteristics of formerly abducted participants
| Â | Total (N=107) | Females (N=42) | Males (N=65) | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | p value |
Age of abduction, yr, median (range) | 13 (6–21) | 12 (6–19) | 14 (7–21) | 0.019 |
Length of time in captivity, mnths, median (range) | 4 (0.25-180) | 3 (0.25-180) | 4 (0.25-99) | 0.870 |
Length of time since return from bush, yrs, median (range) | 7.5 (0.08-19) | 10 (0.08-17) | 6 (0.08-19) | 0.001 |
While in the bush: | ||||
stayed in difficult circumstances | 101 (94.4) | 37 (88.1) | 64 (98.5) | 0.033 |
made to carry heavy loads | 100 (93.5) | 41 (97.6) | 59 (90.8) | 0.242 |
forced into military training | 61 (57.0) | 17 (40.5) | 44 (67.7) | 0.014 |
made to fight | 53 (49.5) | 13 (31.0) | 40 (61.5) | 0.005 |
personally kill another person | 35 (32.7) | 14 (33.3) | 21 (32.3) | 0.912 |
witness someone being killed | 72 (67.3) | 29 (69.0) | 43 (66.2) | 0.755 |
made to abduct other children | 71 (66.4) | 20 (47.6) | 51 (78.5) | 0.001 |
looted properties and burned houses | 75 (70.1) | 22 (52.4) | 53 (81.5) | 0.001 |
was injured | 78 (72.9) | 33 (78.6) | 45 (69.2) | 0.288 |
was seriously beaten | 82 (76.6) | 31 (73.8) | 51 (78.5) | 0.579 |
was sexually abused | 21 (19.6) | 14 (33.3) | 7 (10.8) | 0.004 |
had access to condoms | 4 (3.7) | 3 (7.1) | 1 (1.5) | 0.297 |
gave birth | ----- | 5 (11.9) | ----- | ----- |
given as a wife | ----- | 17 (40.5) | ----- | ----- |
  # of times given as a wife, median (range) | ----- | 1 (1–3) | ----- | ----- |
given a wife | ----- | ----- | 11 (16.9) | ----- |
  # of times given a wife, median (range) | ----- | ----- | 1 (1–2) | ----- |