Fig. 1

The least square fitted conditional mean (smoothed with 95% CI) of the PSS-I and ShuD total score interacting with the number of lifetime traumatic events according to FGM I versus II/III. Note: FGM = female genital mutilation, PSS-I = Posttraumatic Stress Scale – Interview, ShuD = Shutdown Dissociation Scale, More severe forms of FGM are connected with higher levels of PTSD and, to a lesser extent, shutdown dissociation phenomena