Table 3

Association between PTSD symptoms and traumatic experiences of armed conflict-related events (n = 1172)




PTSD symptom clusters





PTSD
 Re-experiencing
 Avoidance
 Arousal

OR
 95%CI
OR
 95%CI
OR
 95%CI
OR
 95%CI
Experiences related to armed conflict











     Shelling or rocket attacks
 3.37
 2.48–4.58
 **
 15.24
 8.88–26.10
 **
 3.28
 2.42–4.46
 **
 2.54
 1.67–3.88
 **
     Bomb explosions
 2.37
 1.66–3.39
 **
 10.15
 5.67–18.19
 **
 2.40
 1.69–3.42
 **
 2.00
 1.24–3.22
 *
     Disabled family member because of conflict
 1.31
 0.86–2.01
1.73
 1.13–2.65
 *
 1.40
 0.93–2.12
1.30
 0.79–2.12
     Murder of family members or relatives
 4.41
 2.86–6.72
 **
 29.60
 9.39–93.43
 **
 4.82
 3.09–7.54
 **
 1.92
 1.09–3.39
 *
     Missing or loss of family members
 3.45
 2.15–5.52
 **
 33.90
 8.43–136.8
 **
 3.78
 2.34–6.13
 **
 2.10
 1.09–4.03
 *
     Others
 2.62
 1.84–3.74
 **
 17.45
 8.46–35.97
 **
 2.65
 1.86–3.77
 **
 1.79
 1.13–2.83
 *













Number of armed conflict-related events experienced











     0
 1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

     1
 10.02
 7.12–14.09
 **
 49.00
 31.24–77.01
 **
 8.61
 6.27–11.84
 **
 2.91
 2.07–4.09
 **
     2
 10.57
 7.02–15.90
 **
 40.10
 22.42–71.67
 **
 10.47
 7.05–15.54
 **
 2.45
 1.57–3.50
 **
     3–7
 12.16
 6.47–22.83
 **
 179.30
 24.53–1311.2
 **
 9.67
 5.19–18.00
 **
 4.42
 1.72–3.80
 **

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01

Seino et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2008 6:29   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-6-29