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Table 1 Demographic Data

From: When combat prevents PTSD symptoms—results from a survey with former child soldiers in Northern Uganda

 

Abducted (n = 42)

Non-Abducted/abducted less than 24 hours (n = 41)

Age, mean (SD), [range]

21.5 (2.47) [17-26]

21.3 (2.51) [18-27]

Age at time of the first abduction

10.7 (3.86) [2-18]

-

No. (%) abducted once abducted more then once*

37 (88.1%)

-

5 (11.9%)

-

Total duration being abducted (in weeks)

93.5 (153.07) [0.2-624]

-

Period since the last demobilization (mean, (SD), [range] in years)

8.7 (4.2) [1-17]

-

No. (%) of Displacements

1 (2.4%)

0

0

9 (21.4%)

9 (22%)

1

10 (23.8%)

15 (36.6%)

2

8 (19%)

7 (17.7%)

3

13 (31.2%)

9 (22%)

 > 4missing

1 (2,4%)

0

Education, No. (%)

13 (31.2%)

15 (36.6%)

No school, some primary school

  

Primary school

5 (11.9%)

4 (9.8%)

Vocational School

4 (9.5%)

5 (12.2%)

Some Secondary School

14 (33.3%)

11 (26.8%)

Secondary school

6 (14.3%)

6 (14.6%)

Marital status, No. (%)

  

single

24 (57.1%)

25 (61%)

married

6 (14.3%)

5 (12.2%)

partner/cohabiting

12 (28,6%)

10 (24,4%)

divorced

0

1 (2,4%)

  1. *Note. Some participants were abducted more than once, i.e. the LRA sometimes released some of the abducted children after a few days and only used them to carry goods in the bush after a village had been robbed.