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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study participants (n = 387)

From: Post-traumatic stress disorder, psychiatric comorbidities and associated factors among refugees in Nakivale camp in southwestern Uganda

Variables

N (%) or Mean (SD)

Male (n, %)

Female (n, %)

Age

33 (12)

31 (12)

35 (12)

Number of years in Nakivale

4.29 (3.43)

4.09 (3.42)

4.44 (3.44)

Marital Status

 Married

188 (49)

76 (45)

112 (51)

 Single

158 (41)

88 (52)

70 (32)

 Divorced

8 (2)

0 (0)

8 (4)

 Separated

3 (1)

1 (1)

2 (1)

 Widowed

30 (8)

3 (2)

27 (12)

Nationality

 Burundian

104 (27)

44 (26)

60 (27)

 Congolese

176 (45)

92 (55)

84 (38)

 Eritrean

3 (1)

1 (1)

2 (1)

 Ethiopian

3 (1)

1 (1)

2 (1)

 Rwandese

36 (9)

14 (8)

22 (10)

 Somali

64 (16)

15 (9)

49 (22)

 Sudanese

1 (0)

1 (1)

0 (0)

Level of Education

 Under Primary

113 (29)

30 (18)

83 (38)

 Primary

76 (20)

29 (17)

47 (21)

 Secondary

174 (45)

90 (54)

84 (38)

 University

24 (6)

19 (11)

5 (2