Table 1 Descriptive statistics of former abductees with and without reintegration programming (n = 129) 1
Variables | N(%)2 | Program reintegration (n = 56) | Self- reintegration (n = 73) |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographic variables | |||
 Age (med. IQR) | 22 (20-26) | 20.5 (19-25) | 23 (20-28) |
 Tribe: Acholi | 124 (96.12) | 52 (92.86) | 72 (98.36) |
 Education: <Primary | 90 (69.77) | 37 (66.07) | 53 (72.60) |
 ≥ 1 Biological child | 107 (82.95) | 41(73.21) | 66 (90.41) |
 Single or Double orphan (n = 7) | 104 (85.25) | 44 (86.27) | 60 (84.51) |
Sex work related variables | |||
Age at first sex work (med. IQR) | 18 (15-20) | 17 (16-20) | 18 (15-20) |
 (n =2) | |||
Weekly income from sex work (med.IQR)3(n =4) | 40,000 UGX (20,000-60,000) | 40,000 UGX (20,000-60,000) | 40,000 UGX (20,000-70,000) |
Living with HIV | 53(41.09) | 31(44.64) | 28(38.36) |
War related variables | |||
 Ever lived in an IDP camp | 108 (83.72) | 46 (82.14) | 62 (84.93) |
 Age of Abduction (med, IQR) | 13 (11-14) | 13 (10-14) | 12 (11-15) |
 (n 8) | |||
Year of Abduction (med, IQR) | 2002 (1998-2005) | 2003 (1999-2006) | 2001 (1996-2004) |
Period of Abduction | |||
 Less than 3 days | 17 (13.18) | 5 (8.93) | 12 (16.44) |
 3-14 days | 25 (19.38) | 7 (12.50) | 18 (24.66) |
 14-60 days | 35 (27.13) | 18 (32.14) | 17 (23.29) |
 2-l2months | 22(17.05) | 10(17.86) | 12(16.44) |
 ≥ l2months | 30(23.26) | 16(28.57) | 14(19.18) |
Child with the LRA | 18 (13.95) | 11(19.64) | 7(9.59) |
Manner of departure from LRA | |||
 Escaped | 98 (76.56) | 45 (80.36) | 53 (73.61) |
 Released | 20 (15.63) | 7 (12.50) | 13 (18.06) |
 Rescued | 9 (7.03) | 4 (7.14) | 5 (6.94) |
Reintegration program4 | |||
 Traditional cleansing ceremony | - | 38 (67.86) | - |
 Amnesty | - | 21(37.50) | - |
 Reception centre | - | 16 (28.57) | - |
 Re-insertion package | - | 7 (12.50) | - |