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Table 2 PTSD landslide-related characteristics of the respondents

From: Landslide disasters in eastern Uganda: post-traumatic stress disorder and its correlates among survivors in Bududa district

Explanatory variables

Frequency (%)

PTSD

Category

 

No ≤ 50 (n%)

Yes ≥ 50 (n%)

PTSD

587 (100)

312 (53.2)

276 (46.8)

Level of exposure

Indirect

163 (27.8)

64 (20.5)

99 (36.0)

Direct

424 (72.2)

248(79.5)

176 (64.0)

Duration since the event

After two years

216 (36.8)

149 (47.8)

67 (24.4)

Within two years

371 (63.2)

163 (52.2)

208 (75.6)

Physical injury

No

410 (69.8)

233 (74.7)

177 (64.4)

Yes

177 (30.2)

79 (25.3)

98 (35.6)

History of mental health issues

No

486 (82.8)

255 (81.7)

231 (84.0)

Yes

101 (17.2)

57 (18.3)

44 (16.0)

Loss of property

No

99 (16.9)

63 (20.2)

36 (13.1)

Yes

488 (83.1)

249 (79.8)

239 (86.9)