Table 1

- Socio-demographics for the study participants based on being a case of PTSD or not* (N=279).

CharacteristicsNon-case of PTSD
n (%)
A case of PTSD
n (%)
Total
n (%)
χ2
P-value
Age group (years)
Young (18-30)47 (31.8)135 (68.2)182 (56.2)χ2=9.19
p=0.01
Middle-aged (31-45)36 (42.3)45 (57.7)45 (34.8)
Old-aged (45)6 (48.0)10 (52.0)10 (9.0)
Gender
Males61 (41.8)85 (58.2)146 (52.3)χ2=13.8
p<0.001
Females28 (31.6)105 (68.4)133 (47.7)
Educational level
Illiterate1(33.3)2(66.7)3 (1.1)χ2=0.68
p=0.878
Primary45 (34.1)87 (65.9)132 (47.3)
Secondary26 (30.9)58 (69.0)84 (30.1)
University17 (28.3)43 (71.7)60 (21.5)
Marital status
Single26 (27.7)68 (72.3)94 (33.7)χ2=2.84
p=0.42
Married58 (33.5)115 (66.5)173 (62.0)
Divorced3 (60.0)2 (40.0)5 (1.80)
Widowed2 (28.6)5 (71.4)7 (2.50)
Employment status
Unemployed57 (28.0)147 (72.0)204 (73.0)χ2= 5.47
p=0.019
Employed32 (42.7)43 (57.3)75 (27.0)
Having a family member died in the conflict
No64 (51.6)60 (48.4)124 (44.4)χ2= 39.9
Yes25 (16.1)130 (83.9)155 (55.6)p<0.001
If peace restore, you would go back to your country
No8 (14.0)49 (86.0)57 (20.4)χ2= 10.5
Yes81 (36.5)141 (63.5)222 (79.6)p=0.001

Values are presented as number and percentage (%). *Mean score >2.5 on the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ)-16’s sub-items or entire scale (HTQ-45) indicated a case of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), χ2: Chi-square, p: significant level