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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Exposure to violence and PTSD symptoms among Somali women
Journal of Traumatic Stress, Volume 24, No. 6, Year 2011
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Description
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, exposure to traumatic stressors, and health care utilization were examined in 84 women attending a primary health care clinic in Mogadishu, Somalia. The Somalia-Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale was used in this active warzone to measure symptoms. Nearly all women reported high levels of confrontations with violence; half described being exposed to a potentially traumatizing event. Nearly one third had significant PTSD symptoms. Compared to those who did not, women who reported exposure to a traumatic stressor reported more confrontations with violence (7.1 vs. 3.3; p <. 001), health complaints (3.8 vs. 2.9; p = .03), and nearly 3 times as much (p = .03) health service utilization. A potentially traumatizing event was found to be a simplified proxy for assessing mental health distress in women attending a primary health care facility in highly insecure, unpredictable, resource-limited settings. © 2011 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
Authors & Co-Authors
van der Kam, Saskia
Switzerland, Geneva
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Swarthout, Todd D.
Switzerland, Geneva
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Ford, Nathan P.
Switzerland, Geneva
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Mills, Clair F.
New Zealand, Auckland
The University of Auckland
Yun, Oliver
Switzerland, Geneva
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Kleber, Rolf J.
Netherlands, Utrecht
Universiteit Utrecht
Statistics
Citations: 19
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/jts.20694
ISSN:
15736598
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Mental Health
Study Locations
Somalia
Participants Gender
Female