Table 1 Demographic characteristics, PTSD diagnosis and trauma load in relation to gender
Without PTSD | With PTSD | ||||||||
Male | Female | Sex difference | Male | Female | Sex difference | ||||
23(16.3) | 11(6.2) | 118(83.7) | 167(93.8) | ||||||
Demographics | n (%) | n (%) | × 2 | n (%) | n (%) | × 2 | |||
Education | |||||||||
No education | 3(13.0) | 6(54.5) | 13.44** | 16(13.8) | 53(32.1) | 16.1** | |||
Primary | 11(47.8) | 0(0) | 48(41.4) | 47(28.5) | |||||
High school | 5(21.7) | 5(45.5) | 49(38.8) | 62(37.6) | |||||
College | 4(17.4) | 0(0) | 7(6.0) | 3(1.8) | |||||
Tribe | |||||||||
Hutu | 18(78.3) | 9(81.8) | 1.25 | 86(72.9) | 103(61.3) | 4.59 | |||
Nyamurenge | 2(8.7) | 0(0) | 19(16.1) | 32(19.2) | |||||
Nandi | 1(4.3) | 1(9.1) | 7(5.9) | 18(10.8) | |||||
Hunde | 2(8.7) | 1(9.1) | 6(5.1) | 14(8.4) | |||||
Males | Females | ||||||||
N | M | SD | N | M | SD | t | |||
Age | 141 | 31.93 | 9.03 | 182 | 30.9 | 9.01 | 1.06 | ||
PTSD Symptoms | 141 | 29.71 | 13.89 | 179 | 35.70 | 11.64 | −4.19** | ||
Trauma load | 141 | 18.50 | 3.84 | 182 | 18.96 | 3.94 | −1.05 | ||