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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and social support of participants (n = 1076)

From: Post-traumatic stress disorder and its associated factors among survivors of 2015 earthquake in Nepal

Characteristics

 

No PTSD

n (%)

PTSD

n (%)

p -value

Total n(%)

873(81.1)

203(18.9)

Age

Mean (SD) = 40.48(13.43)

 Young and Middle adult

951(88.4)

784(82.4)

167(17.6)

0.003*

 Old Adult

125(11.6)

89(71.2)

36(28.8)

Gender

 Male

470(43.7)

402(85.5)

68(14.5)

0.001*

 Female

606(56.3)

471(77.7)

135(22.3)

Ethnicity

 Brahmin/Chhetri

350(32.5)

259(74)

91(26)

 < 0.001*

 Janajati

637(59.2)

543(85.2)

94(14.8)

 Dalit

89(8.3)

71(79.8)

18(20.2)

Religion

 Hindu

811(75.4)

664(81.9)

147(18.1)

0.503

 Buddhist

188(17.5)

147(78.2)

41(21.8)

 Christian and others

77(8.1)

62(80.5)

15(19.5)

Educational status

 Literate

857(79.6)

725(84.6)

132(15.4)

 < 0.001*

 Illiterate

219(20.4)

148(67.6)

71(32.4)

Marital status

 Married

885(82.3)

706(79.8)

179(20.2)

0.010*

 Unmarried

165(15.3)

147(89.1)

18(10.9)

 Widow

26(2.4)

20(76.9)

6(23.1)

Occupation

 Agriculture

535(49.7)

396(74)

139(26)

 < 0.001*

 Business

163(15.1)

146(89.6)

17(10.4)

 Service

101(9.4)

91(90.1)

10(9.9)

 Home Makers

136(12.6)

120(85.1)

16(11.8)

 Others (Students, Labor)

141(13.2)

120(85.1)

21(14.9)

Social support

   

 < 0.001*

 Poor support

499(46.4)

368(73.7)

131(26.3)

 

 Moderate support

417(38.8)

376(90.2)

41(9.8)

 

 Strong support

160(14.9)

129(80.6)

31(19.4)

 
  1. *Statistically significant (p < 0.05) at 95% CI (Confidence Interval)