Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, war-related exposure, and mental health symptoms among school-going adolescents by gender

Age^‡

16.72

1.33

16.41

1.25

17.00

1.35

Parents alive?

Both parents alive

284

51.5

131

49.0

153

53.9

One parent dead

182

33.0

87

32.6

95

33.5

Both parents dead

85

15.5

49

18.5

36

12.6

Parental marital status

Married

342

62.1

159

59.6

183

64.4

Divorced/separated

91

16.5

55

20.6

36

12.7

Single

118

21.4

53

19.8

65

22.9

Adverse Childhood Events (ACE)^‡

2.49

1.45

2.67

1.52

2.33

1.37

Stressful War Events (SWE)^‡

6.59

3.65

6.84

3.85

6.37

3.46

Depression total scores (HSCL-37A)^‡

28.56

7.22

30.49

7.34

26.76

6.63

Anxiety symptom total scores (HSCL-37A)^‡

19.42

5.03

20.68

5.00

18.24

4.77

PTSD symptoms total scores (IES-R)^‡

31.22

19.5

33.84

20.2

28.77

18.50

Intrusion subscale^‡

10.91

8.54

11.04

8.42

10.78

8.66

Avoidance subscale^‡

11.72

8.00

11.35

7.46

12.09

8.51

Hyperarousal subscale^‡

8.18

6.27

8.00

6.07

8.36

6.47