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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics across different anxiety diagnoses

From: Association between exposure to traumatic events and anxiety disorders in a post-conflict setting: a cross-sectional community study in South Sudan

 

Total n (%)

GAD-only n (%)

PD-only n (%)

PTSD-only n (%)

Any anxiety disorder n (%)

 

1200 (100)

85 (7.1)

55 (4.6)

301 (25.5)

307 (26.0)

Sex

     

   Male

660 (56.4)

46 (7.0)

31 (4.7)

142 (21.9)

167 (25.7)

   Female

510 (43.6)

36 (7.1)

19 (3.8)

154 (30.7)*

123 (24.4)

Urban/rural setting

     

   Urban

934 (77.8)

53 (12.1)

47 (5.1)

251 (27.3)

217 (23.6)

   Rural

299 (22.2)

32 (5.7)*

8 (3.1)

50 (19.2)*

90 (34.4)*

Age (years)

     

   18–25

308 (26.0)

17 (5.6)

16 (5.2)

70 (23.2)

83 (27.3)

   26–35

391 (33.1)

26 (6.6)

19 (4.9)

100 (26.2)

97 (25.4)

   36–50

395 (33.4)

35 (8.9)

19 (4.9)

100 (25.4)

107 (27.2)

   > 50

89 (7.5)

6 (6.7)

1 (1.1)

23 (26.1)

17 (19.3)

Socio-economic position

     

   Mildly disadvantaged

353 (37.2)

11 (3.1)

15 (4.3)

81 (23.7)

72 (21.0)

   Moderately disadvantaged

503 (52.9)

49 (9.8)

24 (4.8)

122 (24.4)

145 (29.1)

   Severely disadvantaged

94 (9.9)

6 (6.4)

2 (2.1)

45 (48.4.4)*

21 (22.6)*

 

Mean (95% CI)

 

Traumatic events during the war**

15.06 (14.50–15.56)

13.63 (11.73–15.52)

16.45 (14.23–18.68)

20.83 (19.89–21.78)

15.79 (13.34–16.24)

Traumatic events after the Peace Agreement***

2.52 (2.19–5.86)

2.22 (0.96–3.48)

3.18 (1.12–5.25)

4.26 (3.31–5.21)

2.80 (2.06–3.55)

  1. *χ 2 significant difference. p < 0.05.
  2. **F(4,1164) = 50.72, p < 0.05.
  3. ***F(4,1164) =11.07, p < 0.05.