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Table 1 Demographics, traumatic experiences, and mental health of women in Democratic Republic of Congo at study baseline, April 2011

From: The impact of Cognitive Processing Therapy on stigma among survivors of sexual violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: results from a cluster randomized controlled trial

Variable

CPT

(n = 157)

IS

(n = 248)

Demographic characteristics

 Age in years, Mean (SD)*

36.89 (13.44)

33.77 (12.43)

 Years of education completed, Mean (SD)

1.76 (2.76)

2.25 (3.14)

 Number of people living in home, Mean (SD)*

7.41 (3.15)

6.81 (3.32)

 Number of children responsible for, Mean (SD)

3.96 (2.67)

4.06 (2.76)

Marital Status, No. (%)*

 Single

20 (12.74)

35 (14.11)

 Married

93 (59.24)

107 (43.15)

 Divorced

1 (0.65)

11 (4.44)

 Separated

19 (12.10)

43 (17.34)

 Widowed

24 (15.29)

52 (20.97)

Living in territory of origin, No. (%)

130 (82.80)

194 (78.23)

Lived at current home for 10 years or more, No. (%)*

118 (75.16)

148 (59.68)

Language, No. (%)*

 Kibembe

0 (0.0)

46 (18.55)

 Kifuliro

30 (19.11)

64 (25.81)

 Kihavu

58 (36.94)

81 (32.66)

 Mashi

45 (28.66)

0 (0.0)

 Swahili

24 (15.29)

57 (22.98)

Perpetrator of sexual violence known to womana

12 (8.11)

28 (11.91)

Trauma and Discrimination Experiences

 Average different traumas experienced, Mean (SD)*

3.91 (1.08)

3.36 (1.36)

 Average different traumas witnessed, Mean (SD)*

5.20 (1.28)

4.06 (1.96)

 Enacted stigma, Mean (SD)

4.67 (3.43)

5.13 (3.50)

Mental health

 Functioning score, Mean (SD)*

1.65 (0.69)

2.48 (0.82)

 Depression and anxiety score, Mean (SD)*

1.95 (0.51)

2.18 (0.46)

 Posttraumatic stress score, Mean (SD)*

1.86 (0.58)

2.21 (0.49)

  1. Note: CPT Cognitive Processing Therapy, IS individual support, SD standard deviation; *Between arm difference significant at p < 0.05. aDenominator is comprised of the 383 women who indicated personally experiencing sexual violence