Sample (N = 305)

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

No (n = 269)

Yes (n = 36)

Living father

No

142 (46.6%)

125 (46.5%)

17 (47.2%)

Yes

163 (53.4%)

144 (53.5%)

19 (52.8%)

Father’s level of education

No schooling

114 (37.4%)

99 (36.8%)

15 (41.7%)

Primary

44 (14.4%)

38 (14.1%)

6 (16.7%)

Secondary

83 (27.2%)

75 (27.9%)

8 (22.2%)

Higher

52 (17%)

46 (17.1%)

6 (16.7%)

Unknown

5 (1.6%)

4 (1.5%)

1 (2.8%)

Literate

7 (2.3%)

7 (2.6%)

-

Living mother

No

78 (25.6%)

69 (25.7%)

9 (25.0%)

Yes

227 (74.4%)

200 (74.3%)

27 (75.0%)

Mother’s level of education

No schooling

190 (62.3%)

163 (60.6%)

27 (75.0%)

Primary

53 (17.4%)

49 (18.2%)

4 (11.1%)

Secondary

43 (14.1%)

38 (14.1%)

5 (13.9%)

Higher

7 (2.3%)

7 (2.6%)

-

Unknown

1 (0.3%)

1 (0.4%)

-

Literate

11 (3.6%)

11 (4.1%)

-

Childhood upbringing

Nuclear family

104 (34.1%)

92 (34.2%)

12 (33.3%)

Single-parent family

29 (9.5%)

26 (9.7%)

3 (8.3%)

Blended family

16 (5.2%)

14 (5.2%)

2 (5.6%)

Extended family

29 (9.5%)

21 (7.8%)

8 (22.2%)

Polygamous family

127 (41.6%)

116 (43.1%)

11 (30.6%)

Good relationship with family members

No

15 (4.9%)

13 (4.8%)

2 (5.6%)

Yes

290 (95.1%)

256 (95.2%)

34 (94.4%)

Nature of relationship with spouse (n = 279)

Good

264 (94.6%)

234 (95.1%)

30 (90.9%)

Poor

4 (1.4%)

3 (1.2%)

1 (3%)