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Table 3 Frequency of Exposure to Potentially Traumatic Events

From: A factor analytic investigation of DSM-5 PTSD symptoms in a culturally diverse sample of refugees resettled in Australia

Trauma

N

%

Lack of food or water

139

56.5

Being close to death

122

50

Ill health without access to medical care

114

46.5

Lack of shelter

113

46.1

Serious injury

104

43.9

Forced separation from family members

103

42.4

Imprisonment

98

40.2

Combat situation

97

39.9

Torture

88

36.1

Forced isolation from others

86

35.5

Lost or kidnapped

71

29.2

Unnatural death of family or friend

69

28.4

Brain washing

63

26.5

Murder of family or friend

54

22.3

Murder of stranger or strangers

46

19.2

Rape or sexual abuse

45

18.7

  1. N = 246