Table 1 Trauma exposure reported by N = 142 civilian war survivors in post-war Kosovo region
Trauma type | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Lack of shelter | 73 | 51.4% |
Lack of food or water | 63 | 44.4% |
Being close to death | 56 | 39.4% |
Combat situation | 51 | 35.9% |
Ill health without access to medical care | 51 | 35.9% |
Natural disaster | 46 | 32.4% |
Serious accident, fire or explosion | 45 | 31.7% |
Life-threatening illness | 45 | 31.7% |
Serious physical injury | 41 | 28.9% |
Forced separation from family member | 40 | 28.2% |
Murder of one or more strangers | 36 | 25.4% |
Unnatural death of a family member or friend | 35 | 24.6% |
Murder of a family member or friend | 34 | 23.9% |
Enforced isolation from others | 23 | 16.2% |
Torture | 21 | 14.8% |
Non-sexual assault by a stranger | 21 | 14.8% |
Imprisonment | 19 | 13.4% |
Disappearance or kidnapping | 14 | 9.9% |
Non-sexual assault by a family member or someone you know | 11 | 7.7% |
Brainwashing | 6 | 4.2% |
Sexual assault by a family member or someone you know | 3 | 2.1% |
Sexual assault by a stranger | 2 | 1.4% |
Sexual contact when you were younger than 18 with someone who was 5 or more years older than you | 2 | 1.4% |