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Table 4 Bivariate analysis for post-traumatic stress disorder among IDP in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia, 2022

From: Prevalence and factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder among internally displaced people in camps at Debre Berhan, Amhara Region, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

PTSD

COR (95% C.I)

P-value

Yes

No

Had chronic illness

Yes

56 (20)

15 (11)

2.00 (1.09–3.70)

0.026*

No

218 (80)

117 (89)

1

1

Had health care problem

Yes

47 (17)

12 (9)

2.07 (1.06–4.05)

0.034*

No

227 (83)

120 (91)

1

1

Feel distressed

Yes

174 (64)

33 (25)

5.22 (3.28–8.31)

0.000*

No

100 (36)

99 (75)

1

1

Separated from family members

Yes

166 (61)

58 (44)

1.96 (1.29–2.99)

0.002*

No

108 (39)

74 (56)

1

1

Unemployment

Yes

177 (65)

100 (76)

1.71 (1.07–2.74)

0.024*

No

97 (35)

32 (24)

1

1

Witnessed death of family or friend

Yes

145 (53)

53 (40)

1.68 (1.10–2.55)

0.016*

No

129 (47)

79 (60)

1

1

Witnessed destruction of property

Yes

213 (78)

81 (61)

2.20 (1.40–3.45)

0.001*

No

61 (22)

51 (39)

1

1

Faced trauma during displacement

Yes

82 (30)

8 (6)

6.62 (3.10–14.16)

0.000*

No

192 (70)

124 (94)

1

1

Frequency of displacement

Once

174 (64)

89 (67)

1

1

Twice

56 (20)

38 (29)

4.50 (1.72–11.75)

0.002*

> Three

44 (16)

5 (4)

5.97 (2.17–16.44)

0.001*

Occupation

Farmer

147 (53)

86 (65)

1

1

Civil servant

18 (7)

7 (5)

0.66 (0.27–1.66)

0.380

Merchant

58 (21)

13 (10)

0.38 (0.20–0.74)

0.004*

Student

16 (6)

8 (6)

0.85 (0.35–2.08)

0.729

Housewife

28 (10)

9 (7)

0.55(0.25–1.22)

0.141

Other

7 (3)

9 (7)

2.20 (0.79–6.11)

0.131

Income category

0–1000

13 (5)

15 (11)

2.44 (1.05–5.65)

0.038*

1001–5000

98 (36)

37 (28)

0.80 (0.46–1.38)

0.417

5001–10,000

87 (32)

44 (33)

1.07 (0.62–1.83)

0.811

> 10,000

76 (28)

36 (27)

1

1

  1. *indicates p-value < 0.25