Sample (N = 305) | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder | ||
No (n = 269) | Yes (n = 36) | ||
Personal medical history (n = 81) | |||
Diabetes | 4 (4.9%) | 4 (6.1%) | - |
Hypertension | 14 (17.3%) | 8 (12.1%) | 6 (16.7%) |
Asthma | 6 (7.4%) | 5 (7.6%) | 1 (2.8%) |
Gastric ulcer | 15 (18.5%) | 14 (21.2%) | 1 (2.8%) |
Cerebrovascular accident | 1 (1.2%) | 1 (1.5%) | - |
Sexually transmitted infection | 4 (4.9%) | 3 (4.5%) | 1 (2.8%) |
Viral hepatitis | 5 (6.2%) | 3 (4.5%) | 2 (5.6%) |
Other | 32 (39.5%) | 28 (42.4%) | 4 (11.1%) |
Personal history of surgery | |||
No | 281 (92.1%) | 250 (92.9%) | 31 (86.1%) |
Yes | 24 (7.9%) | 19 (7.1%) | 5 (13.9%) |
Type of psychoactive substance abused (n = 96) | |||
Alcohol | 51 (53.1%) | 39 (53.4%) | 12 (52.2%) |
Local tobacco | 30 (31.3%) | 23 (31.5%) | 7 (30.4%) |
Cannabis | 2 (2.1%) | 2 (2.7%) | - |
Tramadol | 4 (4.2%) | 2 (2.7%) | 2 (8.7%) |
Marijuana | 2 (2.1%) | 1 (1.4%) | 1 (4.3%) |
Other (medication, cigarettes) | 7 (7.3%) | 6 (8.2%) | 1 (2.8%) |
Personal psychiatric history (n = 9) | |||
Visual hallucination | 1 (11.1%) | 1 (14.3%) | - |
Documented depression | 3 (33.3%) | 2 (28.6%) | 1 (50.0%) |
Migraine | 3 (33.3%) | 3 (42.9%) | - |
Documented post-traumatic stress disorder | 2 (22.2%) | 1 (14.3%) | 1 (50.0%) |
Type of previous treatment for psychiatric history (n = 12) | |||
Western medicine | 9 (75.0%) | 7 (87.5%) | 2 (50.0%) |
African medicine | 1 (8.3%) | - | 1 (25.0%) |
Prayer sessions | 2 (16.7%) | 1 (12.5%) | 1 (25.0%) |
History of domestic violence | |||
Violence suffered | 27 (18.1%) | 22 (18.5%) | 5 (16.7%) |
Violence inflicted | 50 (33.6%) | 42 (35.3%) | 8 (26.7%) |
Violence suffered and inflicted | 72 (48.3%) | 55 (46.2%) | 17 (56.7%) |