Table 3 Nature and frequency of stressful war events by gender in war-affected adolescents

Death of close family or friends

461

85.1

231

83.7

230

86.5

0.61

Forceful separation from family

170

31.7

80

29.2

90

34.4

1.41

Lived in an IDP camp

247

46.3

135

49.6

112

42.7

2.27

Witnessed violence against others

201

37.7

95

34.8

106

40.8

1.77

Victim of violence

74

13.8

32

11.7

42

15.8

1.60

Committed violence

63

11.7

28

10.2

35

13.4

1.02

Lacked food and water

310

57.9

143

52.0

167

64.0

7.40**

Lacked education

290

54.3

145

53.3

145

55.3

0.15

Lacked medical care

310

57.9

152

55.7

158

60.3

0.99

Getting wounded or disabled

160

30.8

70

26.2

90

35.6

4.91*

Lack of job or income for parents

417

77.9

215

78.5

202

77.4

0.04

Lived on streets for several months

69

13.3

33

12.1

36

14.6

0.50

Threatening by LRA

282

52.5

151

54.9

131

50.0

1.11

Not feeling accepted by family/community

212

39.6

96

35.0

116

44.3

4.40*

Taking responsibility of others/many children

230

43.6

118

43.4

112

43.9

0.00

Ever been abducted

47

9.3

21

8.2

26

10.4

0.47