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Table 1 Sociodemographic and trauma characteristics

From: Long-term psychological distress of Bosnian war survivors: an 11-year follow-up of former displaced persons, returnees, and stayers

Characteristic

Total sample (N = 98)

Baseline

Follow-up

Female, % (n)

62.2 (61)

62.2 (61)

Mean age (SD)

36.5 (12.1)

47.5 (12.2)

Education, % (n)

 Primary

20.4 (20)

15.3 (15)

 Secondary

65.3 (64)

60.2 (59)

 Tertiary

12.2 (12)

23.5 (23)

Marital status, % (n)

 Married/long-term relationship

68.4 (67)

66.3 (65)

 Single/divorced/separated/widowed

31.6 (31)

33.7 (33)

Employment status, % (n)

 Employed

26.5 (26)

51.0 (50)

 Unemployed

35.7 (35)

15.3 (15)

 Retired

8.2 (8)

16.3 (16)

 In training/education

10.2 (10)

1.0 (1)

 Other

19.3 (19)

14.2 (14)

Monthly income, % (n)

 No income

16.2 (16)

23.5 (23)

  < 500 KM

36.7 (36)

22.4 (22)

 500–1000 KM

6.1 (6)

32.7 (32)

  > 1000 KM

4.0 (4)

18.4 (18)

Mental health care use, % (n)a

0.0 (0)

12.2 (12)

Number of traumatic events, mean (SD)

 Prewar traumatic events

1.01 (1.93)

0.34 (0.78)

 Traumatic events during the war

19.54 (11.58)b

2.38 (2.20)c

 Postwar traumatic events

0.48 (0.96)

Number of current stressors, mean (SD)

2.48 (2.47)d

2.26 (1.82)e

  1. Note: (−) not calculated, KM = “convertible Marks”. a Includes work with psychiatrists, psychologists, or social workers in the previous three months. b Traumatic events assessed with the CWE (Rosner et al. [18]; range: 0–98). c Adapted trauma list of the PDS (Foa et al. [25]; range: 0–13). d 23-item stressor list based on the CWE (range: 0–23). N = 65 as the checklist was not completed by stayers. e 12-item stressor list based on the CWE (range: 0–12)