Table 6 Association of PTSD with socio-demographic variables
From: Post traumatic stress disorder and coping strategies among adult survivors of earthquake, Nepal
Variables | PTSD | p- value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Present frequency (%) | Absent frequency (%) | ||
Age | |||
20–39 | 22 (17.3) | 105 (82.7) | 0.017* |
40–59 | 29 (25.7) | 84 (74.3) | |
≥ 60 | 19 (62.7) | 32 (37.3) | |
Sex | |||
Male | 31 (18.7) | 135 (81.3) | 0.013* |
Female | 39 (31.2) | 86 (68.8) | |
Educational Status | |||
Illiterate | 65 (25.5) | 190 (74.5) | < 0.0001* |
Literate | 5 (13.9) | 31 (86.1) | |
Living Arrangement | |||
Living in own home | 14 (30.4) | 32 (69.6) | |
Living in temporary home | 56 (22.9) | 189 (77.1) | 0.270 |