Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants and their PTSD prevalence rates. (N = 814). PTSD, PTSD- first 16 questions of HTQ part IV
Sociodemographic characteristics | N | % of total | |
|---|---|---|---|
Ages | 18–40 years old | 612 | 75.2 |
41–64 years old | 164 | 20.1 | |
65 years old or more | 38 | 4.7 | |
Gender | Female | 355 | 43.6 |
Male | 459 | 56.4 | |
Marital status | Single | 159 | 20 |
Married | 617 | 77.6 | |
Separated | 3 | 0.4 | |
Widow | 16 | 2 | |
Education level | Illiterate | 361 | 44.3 |
Primary | 269 | 33 | |
Secondary | 160 | 19.7 | |
Academic | 24 | 2.9 | |
Work status | Employed | 110 | 13.8 |
Not employed | 687 | 86.2 | |
Past psychiatric history | Positive | 32 | 3.9 |
Past family psychiatric history | Positive | 53 | 6.5 |
Number of siblings | Range, M (SD) | 21, 7.23 (3.26) | |
PTSD symptoms | |||
PTSD 16 items (Range = 1–4) | M (SD) | 2.27 (0.511) | |
Intrusion (Range = 1–4) | M (SD) | 2.63 (0.598) | |
Avoidance (Range = 1–4) | M (SD) | 3.16 (0.864) | |
Numbing (Range = 1–4) | M (SD) | 1.77 (0.650) | |
Hyperarousal (Range = 1–4) | M (SD) | 2.11 (0.699) | |