Table 2 Prevalence of PTSD according to sociodemographic variables (n=862)
From: Posttraumatic stress disorder among adolescents in Brazil: a cross-sectional study
Variables | % PTSD | OR | IC95% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sociodemographic variables | ||||
 Sex | Female (n = 561) | 9.2 | 1.912 | 0.787–4.643 |
Male (n = 301) | 5.0 | – | – | |
 Skin color | Indigenous (n = 38) | 2.1 | 0.260 | 0.017–4.073 |
Black (n = 491) | 8.1 | 1.074 | 0.503–2.292 | |
White (n = 322) | 7.6 | – | – | |
 Age1 | 13–19 (n = 870) | – | 1.447 | 1.043–2.007 |
 Religion | No (n = 200) | 7.5 | 0.942 | 0.378–2.35 |
Yes (n = 657) | 7.9 | – | – | |
 Social strata | Lower social strata (n = 192) | 6.8 | 1.081 | 0.383–3.049 |
Upper/middle (n = 297) | 6.3 | – | – | |
 Mothers’ formal education | Complete Elementary School/Incomplete High School (n = 123) | 8.9 | 0.530 | 0.107–2.638 |
Complete High School/Incomplete College (n = 267) | 6.8 | 0.768 | 0.19–3.096 | |
Complete College (99) | 2.9 | 0.708 | 0.152–3.307 | |
Do not read/Incomplete Elementary School (n = 152) | 7.5 | – | – | |
 Father’s formal education | Complete Elementary School/ Incomplete High School (n = 108) | 4.8 | 0.530 | 0.107–2.638 |
Complete High School/Incomplete College (n = 212) | 6.8 | 0.768 | 0.190–3.096 | |
Complete College (n = 85) | 6.3 | 0.708 | 0.152–3.307 | |
Do not read/Incomplete Elementary School (n = 125) | 8.6 | – | – | |