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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample (n = 65)

From: Validation of the Kirundi versions of brief self-rating scales for common mental disorders among children in Burundi

Sex

Male

% or number

 

Female

45%

Class

4th class

83%

5th class

17%

Mean age

 

12.8 (SD 1.3)

Father has died

 

26%

Mother has died

 

14%

Number of siblings that are alive

 

4.2 (SD 1.9)

Number of siblings that have died

 

1.8 (SD 2.2)

Children with at least one deceased sibling

 

60%

Having witnessed relatives been killed

 

32%

Having witnessed unknown people been killed

 

46%

Family situation

Lives with both parents

51%

Lives with one parent

40%

 

Does not live with parents

9%

Has been displaced

 

92%

House has been burnt

 

69%