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Table 2 Trauma and stressful situations in asylum seekers and control group (n, %)

From: Assessment and treatment of asylum seekers after a suicide attempt: a comparative study of people registered at mental health services in a Swedish location

Category

Men, asylum seekers

Men, control group

Women, asylum seekers

Women, control group

Total, asylum seekers

Total, control group

Trauma

      

 Persecution, harassment

32 (68.1)*

1 (2.1)

23 (56.1)*

2 (4.9)

55 (62.5)*

3 (3.4)

 Threats

14 (29.8)*

3 (6.4)

12 (29.3)*

2 (4.9)

26 (29.5)*

5 (5.7)

 Prison/lawful punishment, political reasons

4 (10.3)

0 (0.0)

5 (13.9)

0 (0.0)

9 (12.0)

0 (0.0)

 Prison/lawful punishment, all reasons

12 (25.5)*

4 (8.5)

8 (19.5)

3 (7.3)

20 (22.7)*

7 (8.0)

 War events as military staff/as civilians

9 (19.1)*

2 (4.3)

3 (7.3)

0 (0.0)

12 (13.6)*

2 (2.3)

 Assault, robbery

8 (17.0)

7 (14.9)

13 (31.7)

12 (29.3)

21 (23.9)

19 (21.6)

 Torture

14 (35.0)

0 (0.0)

6 (16.2)

0 (0.0)

20 (26.0)

0 (0.0)

 Abuse before age of 18a

0 (0.0)

4 (8.5)

7 (17.1)

10 (24.4)

7 (8.0)

14 (15.9)

 Rape, abuse, kidnappinga

2 (4.3)

2 (4.3)

17 (41.5)*

7 (17.1)

19 (21.6)*

9 (10.2)

 Non-specified trauma

2 (4.3)

1 (2.1)

6 (14.6)

1 (2.4)

8 (9.1)

2 (2.3)

 Total exposure to trauma

39 (83.0)*

13 (27.7)

36 (87.8)*

19 (46.3)

75 (85.2)*

32 (36.4)

Stressful situations

      

 Alcohol/substance abuse or disease in parents

0 (0.0)

12 (25.5)*

1 (2.4)

16 (39.0)*

1 (1.1)

28 (31.8)*

 Socioeconomic conditions in childhood and youth

3 (6.4)

6 (12.8)

3 (7.3)

6 (14.6)

6 (6.8)

12 (13.6)

 Bullying

1 (2.1)

4 (8.5)

0 (0.0)

7 (17.1)*

1 (1.1)

11 (12.5)*

 Family conflict

1 (2.1)

5 (10.6)

11 (26.8)

5 (12.2)

12 (13.6)

10 (11.4)

 Relational conflict

3 (6.4)

25 (53.2)*

4 (9.8)

16 (39.0)*

7 (8.0)

41 (46.6)*

 Recent relational conflict

1 (2.1)

14 (29.8)*

0 (0.0)

4 (9.8)

1 (1.1)

18 (20.5)*

 Loss

7 (14.9)

7 (14.9)

10 (24.4)

8 (19.5)

17 (19.3)

15 (17.0)

 Migration related, other than asylum process

1 (2.1)

2 (4.3)

3 (7.3)

1 (2.4)

4 (4.5)

3 (3.4)

 Socio-economic stress

11 (23.4)

15 (31.9)

11 (26.8)

16 (39.0)

22 (25.0)

31 (35.2)

 Work/study related

0 (0.0)

11 (23.4)*

2 (4.9)

8 (19.5)*

2 (2.3)

19 (21.6)*

 Health related

4 (8.5)

4 (8.5)

7 (17.1)

4 (9.8)

11 (12.5)

8 (9.1)

 Circumstances concerning own children

3 (6.4)

2 (4.3)

12 (29.3)

7 (17.1)

15 (17.0)

9 (10.2)

 Other

0 (0.0)

1 (2.1)

2 (4.9)

9 (22.0)*

2 (2.3)

10 (11.4)*

Phase in the asylum process

      

 Waiting for decision

12 (25.5)

-

9 (22.0)

-

21 (23.9)

-

 Recent rejection

17 (36.2)

-

17 (41.5)

-

34 (38.6)

-

 Have appealed decision

9 (19.1)

-

8 (19.5)

-

17 (19.3)

-

 Earlier asylum seeker, still staying in the country after rejection and appeal

1 (2.1)

-

3 (7.3)

-

4 (4.5)

-

 Other or unclear situation

8 (17.0)

-

4 (9.8)

-

12 (13.6)

-

  1. aAbuse defined as physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse and neglect
  2. * = significant difference, p-value < 0.05