Table 2

Traumatic events reported by the patients.


Ibague
 Rural Areas
 p-value

n
N
 %
 n
N
 %
Children*








Sexual violence
 11
 /
 113
 9.7
 21
 /
 454
 4.6
 0.042
Physical injury
 4
 /
 110
 3.6
 4
 /
 453
 0.9
 0.051
Close family member killed
 30
 /
 115
 26.1
 56
 /
 454
 12.3
 0.001
Close family member died from illness
 7
 /
 112
 6.3
 25
 /
 454
 5.5
 0.819
Witness of murder or physical abuse
 19
 /
 123
 15.4
 85
 /
 454
 18.7
 0.431
Received threats
 47
 /
 119
 39.5
 17
 /
 454
 3.7
 <0.001
Incarceration
 1
 /
 111
 0.9
 8
 /
 453
 1.8
 1.000
Property lost or destroyed
 45
 /
 121
 37.2
 4
 /
 453
 0.9
 <0.001
Being forced to flee
 137
 /
 142
 96.5
 22
 /
 453
 4.9
 <0.001
Break-up of nuclear family
 51
 /
 121
 42.1
 80
 /
 452
 17.7
 <0.001
Family violence
 110
 /
 143
 76.9
 78
 /
 454
 17.2
 <0.001
Adults








Sexual violence
 47
 /
 379
 12.4
 44
 /
 1,101
 4.0
 <0.001
Physical injury
 32
 /
 362
 8.8
 22
 /
 1,101
 2.0
 <0.001
Close family member killed
 141
 /
 433
 32.6
 166
 /
 1,100
 15.1
 <0.001
Close family member died from illness
 27
 /
 367
 7.4
 108
 /
 1,101
 9.8
 0.176
Witness of murder or physical abuse
 135
 /
 466
 29.0
 170
 /
 1,101
 15.4
 <0.001
Received threats
 590
 /
 698
 84.5
 137
 /
 1,101
 12.4
 <0.001
Incarceration
 4
 /
 347
 1.2
 22
 /
 1,101
 2.0
 0.362
Property lost or destroyed
 432
 /
 692
 62.4
 38
 /
 1,101
 3.5
 <0.001
Being forced to flee
 702
 /
 710
 98.9
 80
 /
 1,101
 7.3
 <0.001
Break-up of nuclear family
 212
 /
 459
 46.2
 151
 /
 1,100
 13.7
 <0.001
Family violence
 135
 /
 712
 19.0
 133
 /
 1,099
 12.1
 <0.001

Department of Tolima, Colombia, 2005-2008.

* Younger than 15 years old.

Sanchez-Padilla et al. Conflict and Health 2009 3:13   doi:10.1186/1752-1505-3-13

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