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Table 2 Association between traumatic event exposure and psychiatric disorders in the Afghan general population in 2017

From: Associations between traumatic event experiences, psychiatric disorders, and suicidal behavior in the general population of Afghanistan: findings from Afghan National Mental Health Survey

Variables

Wish for death

Lifetime suicidal ideation

Lifetime suicidal plan

Lifetime suicidal attempt

Last 12-months suicidal ideation

n

% row

P-value

n

% row

P-value

n

% row

P-value

n

% row

P-value

n

% row

P-value

I. Traumatic events

           

 Collective violence (total)

            

  No

1767

15.51

 < 0.001

1762

5.16

 < 0.001

1760

2.78

 < 0.001

1762

2.16

 < 0.001

1761

1.53

0.002

  Yes

2597

22.14

2600

9.19

2593

5.17

2596

4.62

2599

2.96

 Collective violence (experienced)

            

  No

3166

17.56

 < 0.001

3165

6.26

 < 0.001

3160

3.48

 < 0.001

3163

3.04

0.001

3164

1.99

0.007

  Yes

1185

24.47

1184

11.06

1180

6.10

1182

5.16

1183

3.38

 Collective violence (witnessed)

            

  No

2033

16.58

 < 0.001

2031

5.86

 < 0.001

2028

3.11

0.001

2031

2.46

 < 0.001

2029

1.68

0.004

  Yes

2326

21.93

2326

9.03

2320

5.13

2322

4.61

2326

3.01

 Caused/witnessed harm (total)

            

  No

3744

17.44

 < 0.001

3745

6.46

 < 0.001

3736

3.4

 < 0.001

3742

2.83

 < 0.001

3743

1.87

 < 0.001

  Yes

614

31.43

612

14.54

612

9.31

611

8.67

612

5.72

 Caused/witnessed harm (experienced)

            

  No

4330

19.19

0.002

4328

7.39

 < 0.001

4319

4.12

 < 0.001

4325

3.58

0.05*

4326

2.36

0.07*

  Yes

38

39.47

39

28.21

39

15.38

38

10.53

39

7.69

 Caused/witnessed harm (witnessed)

            

  No

3765

17.58

 < 0.001

3766

6.59

 < 0.001

3757

3.49

 < 0.001

3762

2.87

 < 0.001

3764

1.91

 < 0.001

  Yes

593

31.03

591

14.04

591

8.97

591

8.63

591

5.58

 Inter-personal violence (total)

            

  No

2554

16.33

 < 0.001

2555

4.93

 < 0.001

2550

2.08

 < 0.001

2555

1.80

 < 0.001

2554

1.06

 < 0.001

  Yes

1809

23.66

1806

11.30

1802

7.21

1802

6.22

1805

4.32

 Inter-personal violence (experienced)

            

  No

3292

17.13

 < 0.001

3295

5.13

 < 0.001

3290

2.43

 < 0.001

3294

2.13

 < 0.001

3294

1.34

 < 0.001

  Yes

1071

26.24

1066

15.10

1062

9.7

1063

8.28

1065

5.73

 Inter-personal violence (witnessed)

            

  No

2981

18.82

0.178

2978

7.02

0.044

2972

3.87

0.106

2978

3.29

0.082

2976

2.28

0.434

  Yes

1382

20.55

1383

8.75

1380

4.93

1379

4.35

1383

2.68

 Sexual violence (total)

            

  No

4112

18.14

 < 0.001

4111

6.76

 < 0.001

4104

3.61

 < 0.001

4107

3.04

 < 0.001

4109

1.92

 < 0.001

  Yes

203

48.77

202

25.25

200

17.5

202

16.34

202

12.38

 Sexual violence (experienced)

            

  No

4218

18.82

 < 0.001

4217

7.04

 < 0.001

4210

3.87

 < 0.001

4213

3.30

 < 0.001

4,215

2.14

 < 0.001

  Yes

97

52.58

96

33.33

94

21.28

96

19.79

96

14.58

 Sexual violence (witnessed)

           

  No

4185

18.71

 < 0.001

4183

7.22

 < 0.001

4174

3.88

 < 0.001

4179

3.3

 < 0.001

4181

2.15

 < 0.001

  Yes

129

48.06

129

20.93

129

16.28

194

15.5

129

10.85

 Accidental injury (total)

           

  No

958

11.8

 < 0.001

958

4.8

 < 0.001

958

2.40

0.001

958

1.88

0.001

958

1.77

0.148

  Yes

3409

21.56

3407

8.34

3398

4.74

3403

4.14

3405

2.58

 Accidental injury (experienced)

            

  No

2183

14.38

 < 0.001

2181

5.50

 < 0.001

2181

3.07

 < 0.001

2181

2.48

 < 0.001

2181

1.7

0.002

  Yes

2165

24.43

2165

9.70

2156

5.43

2161

4.86

2163

3.14

 Accidental injury (witnessed)

            

  No

1401

15.77

 < 0.001

1407

6.25

0.025

1406

3.41

0.071

1407

3.13

0.202

1406

2.2

0.540

  Yes

2958

21.06

2950

8.17

2942

4.59

2946

3.9

2949

2.51

II. Common mental health disorders

            

 Depression (f32cor)

            

  No

3780

14.44

 < 0.001

3779

4.9

 < 0.001

3774

2.49

 < 0.001

3775

2.04

 < 0.001

3778

1.14

 < 0.001

  Yes

537

52.14

536

26.31

533

16.7

536

14.93

535

11.4

 General anxiety disorder (f41cor)

            

  No

4213

17.87

 < 0.001

4212

6.43

 < 0.001

4203

3.43

 < 0.001

4208

2.95

 < 0.001

4210

1.83

 < 0.001

  Yes

159

56.6

158

36.08

158

24.05

158

20.89

158

17.09

 PTSD

               

  No

4122

17.30

 < 0.001

4118

6.14

 < 0.001

4113

3.33

 < 0.001

4114

2.80

 < 0.001

4116

1.70

 < 0.001

  Yes

262

52.29

264

29.55

260

18.08

264

16.67

264

13.26

 Lifetime psychotic idea

             

  No

2,868

14.33

 < 0.001

2876

4.31

 < 0.001

2872

1.88

 < 0.001

2873

1.43

 < 0.001

2876

0.90

 < 0.001

  Yes

1111

32.31

1112

14.75

1109

9.65

1111

8.64

1110

6.31

 Smoking risk

              

  No or low risk

3449

18.7

 < 0.001

3447

6.9

0.002

3441

3.81

 < 0.001

3445

3.48

0.001

3446

2.15

 < 0.001

  Moderate risk

827

20.31

828

9.42

825

4.85

826

3.39

827

2.42

  High risk

107

34.58

106

14.15

106

12.26

106

10.38

106

10.38

 Sedative use

              

  No or low risk

4048

18.08

 < 0.001

4043

6.51

 < 0.001

4036

3.59

 < 0.001

4040

3.09

 < 0.001

4042

2.00

 < 0.001

  Moderate risk

262

31.30

265

15.09

263

7.98

264

6.44

265

4.15

  High risk

70

50.00

70

40.00

70

25.71

70

24.29

69

18.84

 Any addiction

              

  No or low risk

3189

17.53

 < 0.001

3186

6.12

 < 0.001

3181

3.33

 < 0.001

3185

3.01

 < 0.001

3186

1.88

 < 0.001

  Moderate risk

1001

21.68

1004

9.06

1000

4.60

1001

3.4

1003

2.09

  High risk

194

38.14

192

23.44

192

16.67

192

15.1

191

12.57

  1. *Fishers exact test