Table 3

Associations between traumatic episodes in the genocide period and in the lifetime, and mental disorders, presented as relative risk (RR) (crude RR) with their 95% CI for women and men

VariablesMajor depressive episodes currentMajor depressive episodes pastSuicidalityPost-traumatic stress disorderGeneralised anxiety disorder
n (%)Crude RR (95% CI)n (%)Crude RR (95% CI)n (%)Crude RR (95% CI)n (%)Crude RR (95% CI)n (%)Crude RR (95% CI)
Women
 Traumatic episodes genocide period49 (29.0)1.16 (0.84 to 1.54)42 (25.3)1.11 (0.83 to 1.41)47 (27.8)1.49 (1.07 to 3.23)42 (25.0)1.55 (1.04 to 2.22)72 (43.1)1.33 (0.91 to 1.42)
 Traumatic episodes lifetime113 (28.4)1.70 (1.04 to 2.57)97 (24.6)1.37 (0.90 to 1.91)95 (23.8)1.97 (1.12 to 3.08)84 (21.1)1.73 (0.97 to 2.75)163 (41.2)1.39 (0.99 to 1.84)
Men
 Traumatic episodes genocide period28 (17.0)1.86 (1.13 to 2.93)24 (14.6)2.04 (1.42 to 2.60)23 (13.9)2.01 (1.13 to 3.38)14 (8.5)1.38 (0.97 to 2.62)70 (42.4)1.51 (1.17 to 1.87)
 Traumatic episodes lifetime45 (14.0)2.04 (1.01 to 3.84)32 (10.0)1.88 (0.95 to 2.98)34 (10.6)1.55 (0.73 to 3.06)26 (8.1)1.57 (0.75 to 4.45)122 (37.8)1.75 (1.26 to 2.31)
  • N=917; 477 women and 440 men.