Table 2 Trauma characteristics of the participants and the relationship with probable PTSD severity
Normal-mild-moderate PTSD | Severe-very severe PTSD | Total | p value§ | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | %* | n | %* | n | %** | |||
Previous earthquake experience | Absent | 88 | 50.9 | 85 | 49.1 | 173 | 70.3 | 0.228 |
Present | 31 | 42.5 | 42 | 57.5 | 73 | 29.7 | ||
Recent other traumatic experience | Absent | 116 | 49.8 | 117 | 50.2 | 233 | 94.7 | 0.061 |
Present | 3 | 23.1 | 10 | 76.9 | 13 | 5.3 | ||
Parent loss | Mother loss | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0.8 | 0.624 |
Father loss | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 0.4 | ||
Both parent loss | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
No parent loss | 118 | 48.6 | 125 | 51.4 | 243 | 98.8 | ||
Parent injury | Mother injury | 8 | 42.1 | 11 | 57.9 | 19 | 7.7 | 0.346 |
Father injury | 5 | 45.5 | 6 | 54.5 | 11 | 4.5 | ||
Both parent injury | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 100.0 | 3 | 1.2 | ||
No parent injury | 106 | 49.8 | 107 | 50.2 | 213 | 86.6 | ||
Relative/friend loss | Absent | 41 | 53.9 | 35 | 46.1 | 76 | 30.9 | 0.242 |
Present | 78 | 45.9 | 92 | 54.1 | 170 | 69.1 | ||
Damage level of the house | Completely collapsed | 39 | 55.7 | 31 | 44.3 | 70 | 28.5 | 0.239 |
Severely/ moderately damaged | 76 | 46.6 | 87 | 53.4 | 163 | 66.3 | ||
Mildly damaged | 4 | 36.4 | 7 | 63.6 | 11 | 4.5 | ||
nondamaged | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 | 2 | 0.8 | ||
Trapping under debris | Absent | 115 | 49.4 | 118 | 50.6 | 233 | 94.7 | 0.192 |
Present | 4 | 30.8 | 9 | 69.2 | 13 | 5.3 | ||
Being injured | Absent | 110 | 50.9 | 106 | 49.1 | 216 | 87.8 | 0.032 |
Present | 9 | 30.0 | 21 | 70.0 | 30 | 12.2 | ||
Permanent physical damage | Absent | 118 | 48.4 | 126 | 51.6 | 244 | 99.2 | 0.963 |
Present | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0.8 | ||
Receiving outpatient treatment | Absent | 119 | 49.6 | 121 | 50.4 | 240 | 97.6 | 0.016 |
Present | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 100.0 | 6 | 2.4 | ||
Receiving inpatient treatment | Absent | 119 | 49.2 | 123 | 50.8 | 242 | 98.4 | 0.051 |
Present | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 100.0 | 4 | 1.6 | ||
Seeing the people who were removed from the rubble | Absent | 66 | 56.9 | 50 | 43.1 | 116 | 47.2 | 0.012 |
Present | 53 | 40.8 | 77 | 59.2 | 130 | 52.8 | ||
Exposure to earthquake images | Absent | 42 | 57.5 | 31 | 42.5 | 73 | 29.7 | 0.062 |
Present | 77 | 44.5 | 96 | 55.5 | 173 | 70.3 | ||
Sleep habits change after the earthquake | Decreased | 55 | 39.9 | 83 | 60.1 | 138 | 56.1 | < 0.001 |
No change | 50 | 67.6 | 24 | 32.4 | 74 | 30.1 | ||
Increased | 14 | 41.2 | 20 | 58.8 | 34 | 13.8 | ||