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Table 2 Sample characteristics of Ugandan IDP respondents (N = 1210)

From: Factors associated with post-traumatic stress disorder and depression amongst internally displaced persons in northern Uganda

Characteristics

Number (%)

Number of women

727 (60.1)

Age, mean

35.3 years

Religion

 

   Catholic

927 (76.6)

   Protestant

167 (13.8)

   Born again Christian

101 (8.4)

   other

15 (1.2)

Ethnicity

 

   Acholi

1,098 (90.7)

   Lango

88 (7.3)

   Other

24 (2.0)

Marital status

 

   married/co-habiting

926 (76.5)

   single

72 (6.0)

   separated*

212 (17.5)

Education level

 

   never attended school

380 (31.4)

   completed primary school

711 (58.8)

   completed secondary school

119 (9.8)

Personal income of previous month §

 

   <25,000 UGS

732 (60.5)

   25,000–50,000 UGS

230 (19.0)

   >50,000 UGS

238 (19.7)

   refused to answer

10 (0.8)

Period since left village

 

   Less than 12 months

20 (1.7)

   1 – 2 years

69 (5.7)

   3 – 5 years

277 (22.9)

   5 – 10 years

479 (39.6)

   More than 10 years

345 (28.5)

   Don't Know

20 (1.7)

Number of camps lived in

 

   1 camp

711 (58.8)

   2 camps

386 (31.90)

   3 or more camps

113 (9.3)

  1. Abbreviations: UGS, Ugandan shillings
  2. §1 USD = 1800 UGS at time of survey
  3. * Separated: divorced/separated, widowed, forcibly separated