Table 4 Non traumatic stressors on reported by those deployed to Bougainville and East Timor
Non traumatic stressor | Bougainville (n=1757) | East Timor (n=1401) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence | Median (IQR)B | Prevalence | Median (IQR)B | ||
n (%) | n (%) | p-valueA | |||
Factor 1 - Separation | 12 (7) | 13 (6) | <0.001 | ||
Contact with family/friends | 957 (55) | 777 (56) | 0.54 | ||
Separation from family/friends | 1168 (67) | 980 (70) | 0.04 | ||
Thinking about returning home | 781 (45) | 707 (51) | <0.001 | ||
Isolation from Australia | 972 (56) | 783 (56) | 0.80 | ||
Sorting out problems at home | 1037 (59) | 892 (64) | 0.008 | ||
Mail service | 565 (32) | 416 (30) | 0.14 | ||
Length of deployment | 469 (27) | 536 (38) | <0.001 | ||
Taking leave back in Australia | 288 (17) | 373 (27) | <0.001 | ||
Factor 2 – Different culture | 13 (6) | 15 (7) | <0.001 | ||
Working with military of other cultures | 356 (20) | 500 (36) | <0.001 | ||
Threat of danger | 998 (57) | 933 (67) | 0.006 | ||
Living in a different culture | 539 (31) | 482 (35) | 0.03 | ||
Language barriers | 529 (30) | 539 (39) | <0.001 | ||
Completing deployment’s objectives | 527 (30) | 520 (37) | <0.001 | ||
Your role in the country | 451 (26) | 438 (31) | <0.001 | ||
Risk of vehicle accidents | 1004 (57) | 990 (71) | <0.001 | ||
Isolation from other deployed members | 297 (17) | 298 (21) | 0.002 | ||
The overseas organisation | 398 (23) | 620 (45) | <0.001 | ||
Health concerns | 799 (46) | 721 (52) | <0.001 | ||
Taking leave in countries other than Australia | 110 (6) | 110 (8) | 0.06 | ||
Factor 3 – Other people | 17 (8) | 18 (9) | <0.001 | ||
Living and working with the same people | 821 (47) | 713 (51) | 0.02 | ||
Not getting on with others | 616 (35) | 559 (40) | 0.006 | ||
Behaviour of others | 1046 (60) | 971 (70) | <0.001 | ||
Personal privacy | 787 (45) | 648 (46) | 0.46 | ||
Sorting out disagreements with others | 744 (43) | 671 (48) | 0.002 | ||
Boredom | 807 (46) | 633 (45) | 0.71 | ||
Living conditions | 932 (53) | 757 (54) | 0.58 | ||
Periods of high activity then low/no activity | 775 (44) | 734 (52) | <0.001 | ||
Frustration generally | 892 (51) | 881 (63) | <0.001 | ||
Overload of work | 825 (47) | 851 (61) | <0.001 | ||
Lack of opposite sex company | 544 (31) | 507 (36) | 0.002 | ||
Factor 4 – Work frustration | 7 (5) | 9 (6) | <0.001 | ||
The Australian military hierarchy | 766 (44) | 774 (55) | <0.001 | ||
Leadership | 858 (49) | 864 (62) | <0.001 | ||
Double standards | 835 (48) | 879 (63) | <0.001 | ||
ADFs lack of concern with deployed troops | 663 (38) | 570 (41) | 0.08 | ||
The deployments rules and regulations | 689 (39) | 711 (51) | <0.001 | ||
Risk of unauthorised discharge of weapon | 232 (13) | 859 (61) | <0.001 |