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Table 7 Multivariate analysis of variables associated with trauma exposure (N = 282)

From: Post-conflict mental health needs: a cross-sectional survey of trauma, depression and associated factors in Juba, Southern Sudan

Variable

Exposure to ≥8 trauma events

 

OR [95% CI]

P

Sex (men compared to women)

1.66 [1.27–2.17]

 

IDP ∞

2.71 [1.64–4.46]

<0.01

Refugee ±

2.89 [1.77–4.73]

<0.01

Forcefully displaced more than once†

2.03 [1.23–3.35]

<0.01

  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; IDP, internally displaced person; OR, odds ratio (adjusted).
  2. Statistically significant demographic and displacement variables (P < 0.05) from univariate analysis included in multivariate analysis. Only significant (P < 0.05) adjusted odds ratios from multivariate analysis presented.
  3. ∞ IDPs (past and present combined) compared to all non-IDPs.
  4. ± Refugees compared to all non-refugees.
  5. † Displaced more than once (refugees and IDPs) compared to displaced once or never displaced.
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BMC Psychiatry

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