Table 3 Baseline characteristics

Demographics

Mean age in years

36.9 (12.4)

42.4 (11.1)

41.5 (13.7)

42.3 (14.0)

42.3 (12.5)

Female

65 (57%)

16 (49%)

59 (58%)

23 (70%)

39 (59%)

Location:

 Erbil

50 (44%)

14 (42%)

32 (32%)

11 (33%)

25 (38%)

 Sulaimaniyah

64 (56%)

19 (58%)

69 (68%)

22 (67%)

41 (62%)

Marital status:

 Married

76 (67%)

20 (61%)

60 (59%)

21 (64%)

41 (62%)

 Single/Divorced¹

30 (26%)

7 (21%)

24 (24%)

3 (9%)

10 (15%)

 Widowed

8 (7%)

6 (18%)

17 (17%)

9 (27%)

15 (23%)

Employment:

 Not working

57 (50%)

17 (52%)

47 (48%)

20 (61%)

37 (56%)

 Regular work

25 (22%)

10 (30%)

32 (33%)

10 (30%)

20 (30%)

 Self-employed or irregular work²

32 (28%)

6 (18%)

18 (19%)

3 (9%)

9 (14%)

Education:

 None

59 (52%)

18 (55%)

44 (44%)

20 (61%)

38 (58%)

 Primary

26 (23%)

11 (33%)

30 (30%)

7 (21%)

18 (27%)

 Secondary

24 (21%)

4 (12%)

13 (13%)

4 (12%)

8 (12%)

 Bachelors/Institutional degree or certificate

5 (4%)

0 (0%)

14 (14%)

2 (6%)

2 (3%)

Traumatic Experiences

Physical torture:

 Experienced personally

43 (38%)

16 (48%)

41 (42%)

16 (48%)

32 (48%)

 Witnessed it happen to others

64 (56%)

15 (45%)

45 (46%)

15 (45%)

30 (45%)

Imprisonment:

 Experienced personally

58 (51%)

20 (61%)

62 (64%)

15 (45%)

35 (53%)

 Witnessed it happen to others

75 (66%)

20 (61%)

50 (52%)

17 (52%)

37 (56%)

Gas attacks:

 Experienced personally

13 (11%)

4 (12%)

19 (20%)

3 (9%)

7 (11%)

 Witnessed it happen to others

16 (14%)

5 (15%)

16 (16%)

4 (12%)

9 (14%)

Other military attacks:

 Experienced personally

71 (62%)

19 (58%)

74 (76%)

23 (70%)

45 (68%)

 Witnessed it happen to others

74 (65%)

22 (67%)

61 (63%)

21 (64%)

40 (61%)