Table 4 Post-traumatic determinant factors of PTSD among road traffic accident survivors attending the orthopedic unit of DCSH, South Wollo zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2021
Characteristics | Categories | Cases Frequency (%) | Controls Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Duration since the accident in months | 1–3 | 33(24.44) | 97(35.93) |
4–5 | 45(33.33) | 59(21.85) | |
6–12 | 48(35.56) | 81(30.00) | |
 > 12 months | 9(6.67) | 33(12.22) | |
Length of hospital stay |  < 1 week | 34(25.19) | 101(37.41) |
1–2 weeks | 40(29.63) | 65(24.07) | |
3-4Â weeks | 27(20.00) | 64(23.70) | |
 > 4 weeks | 34(25.19) | 40(14.81) | |
Good health status | Yes | 89(65.93) | 117(43.33) |
No | 46(34.07) | 153(56.67) | |
Comorbidity | Yes | 67(49.63) | 99(36.67) |
No | 68(50.37) | 171(63.33) | |
New behavior’s | Yes | 70(51.85) | 106(39.26) |
No | 65(48.15) | 164(60.74) | |
Regular income | Yes | 74(54.81) | 98(36.70) |
No | 61(45.19) | 172(63.70) | |
ICU duration | Not entering to ICU | 73(54.07) | 173(64.07) |
Stayed < 6 h | 35(25.93) | 61(22.59) | |
Stayed 7–12 h | 22(16.30) | 29(10.74) | |
Stayed > 12 h | 5(3.70) | 7(2.59) | |
Witness of death | Yes | 71(52.59) | 70(25.95) |
No | 64(47.41) | 200(74.44) | |
Functional disability | Yes | 126(93.33) | 253(93.70) |
No | 9(6.67) | 17(6.30) | |
Chronic pain | Yes | 109(80.74) | 167(61.85) |
No | 26(19.26) | 103(38.15) |