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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Rwanda – lasting imprints of a genocide: trauma, mental health and psychosocial conditions in survivors, former prisoners and their children

 

Survivors (n = 90)

Former prisoners (n = 83)

Statistics

Descendants of survivors (n = 97)

Descendants of former prisoners (n = 90)

Statistics

Gender % (n)

      

  Male

28.9 (26)

90.2 (74)

χ2(1,172) = 66.4***

43.3 (42)

50.5 (46)

n.s.

  Female

71.1 (64)

9.8 (8)

 

56.7 (55)

49.5 (45)

 

Age

51.6 (10.3, 30–77)

53.9 (7.9, 34–81)

n.s.

21.1 (5.9, 13–31)

21.6 (5.8, 13–31)

 

Marital Status % (n)

      

  Single

4.5 (4)

1.2 (1)

n.s.

91.8 (89)

85.7 (78)

n.s.

  Married

38.9 (35)

82.9 (68)

χ2(3,172) = 34.6***

6.2 (6)

13.2 (12)

n.s.

  Divorced/ Separated

3.3 (3)

4.9 (4)

n.s.

2.0 (2)

1.1 (1)

n.s.

  Widowed

53.3 (48)

11.0 (9)

χ2(3,172) = 34.7***

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-

 

Number of children M (SD, range)

6.0 (2.76, 1–13)

6.8 (2.63, 2–16)

U = 2971.5*

0.3 (1.03, 0–5)

0.3 (0.92, 0–6)

n.s.

Years of Schooling M (SD, range)

5.2 (3.48, 0–14)

3.7 (3.28, 0–14)

U = 2811.5**

6.71 (3.18, 0–16)

5.42 (3.02, 0–17)

U = 3251.0**

Highest degree obtained % (n)

      

  No degree

48.9 (44)

61.0 (50)

n.s.

39.2 (38)

58.2 (53)

χ2(2,188) = 6.8**

  Primary School

46.7 (42)

35.4 (29)

n.s.

45.4 (44)

34.1 (31)

n.s.

  Secondary School

4.4 (4)

3.6 (3)

n.s.

15.4 (15)

7.7 (7)

n.s.

Possessions % (n)

      

  House

93.3 (84)

98.8 (81)

n.s.

n.a.

n.a.

 

  Agricultural Field

80.0 (72)

96.3 (79)

χ2(1,172) = 10.7***

n.a.

n.a.

 

Monthly Income M (SD, range)

2922.2 (6849.5, 0–41.000)

3695.1 (6051.6, 0–35.000)

n.s.

n.a.

n.a.

 

Social Integration

      

  Number of friends M (SD, range)

4.3 (4.0, 0–20)

4.9 (3.7, 0–20)

n.s.

4.3 (4.5, 0–25)

4.6 (3.6, 0–20)

n.s.

  Community activities % (n)

94.4 (85)

92.7 (76)

n.s.

n.a

n.a.

 

  Memberships in cooperatives M (SD, range)

.7 (.8, 0–3)

.7 (.9, 0–5)

n.s.

n.a.

n.a.

 

Family members lost in 1994 M (SD, range)

14 (1.6, 0–70)

3 (.4, 0–24)

U = 1032.5***

n.a.

n.a.

 

Displacement due to genocide % (n)

98.9 (89)

82.9 (68)

U = 13.7***

n.a.

n.a.

 

Destination of displacement % (n)

   

n.a.

n.a.

 

  Same district

75.5 (68)

15.9 (13)

χ2(1,172) = 61.4***

n.a.

n.a.

 

  Other district (Bugesera, Kibuye)

23.3 (21)

59.8 (49)

χ2(1,172) = 23.6***

n.a.

n.a.

 

  Foreign country (DRC)

-

7.3 (6)

χ2(1,172) = 6.8**

n.a.

n.a.

 

Years spent in prison M (SD, range)

n.a.

8.5 (4.4, .2-15.7)

 

n.a.

n.a.

 
  1. Note: *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001.
  2. n.a. = not assessed as data for the generation born after 1994 was missing.