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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Multiple traumatic events and psychological distress: The South Africa stress and health study
Journal of Traumatic Stress, Volume 20, No. 5, Year 2007
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Description
Using nationally representative data from South Africa, we examine lifetime prevalence of traumas and multiple traumas (number of events). Employing multiple regression analysis, the authors study the sociodemographic risk of trauma, and the association between trauma and distress. Results indicate most South Africans experience at least one traumatic event during their lives, with the majority reporting multiple. Consistent variation in risk is evident for gender and marital status, but not other sociodemographics. Trauma is positively related to high distress, and findings also support a cumulative effect of trauma exposure. Individuals with the most traumas (6+) appear at 5 times greater risk of high distress. This study highlights the importance of considering traumatic events in the context of other traumas in South Africa. © 2007 International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies.
Authors & Co-Authors
Williams, Stacey L.
United States, Johnson
East Tennessee State University
United States, Johnson City
Etsu
Williams, David R.
United States, Boston
Harvard T.h. Chan School of Public Health
Stein, Dan J.
South Africa, Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Seedat, Soraya
South Africa, Stellenbosch
Stellenbosch University
Jackson, Pamela Braboy
United States, Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington
Moomal, Hashim
South Africa, Pretoria
Medical University of
Statistics
Citations: 213
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 7
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/jts.20252
ISSN:
08949867
e-ISSN:
15736598
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
South Africa