Table 1 Demographic and clinical features of the study participants
From: Cognitive appraisal of exposure to specific types of trauma - a study of gender differences
Sample parameters | Male | Female | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | 53 (58.9%) | 37 (41.1%) | ||||
Age in yearsa | 36.68 (± 15.10) | 31.92 (± 13.81) | ||||
Housing | Urban 42 (79.2%) | Rural 11 (20.8%) | Urban 32 (86.5%) | Rural 5 (13.5%) | ||
Academic education (years graduated) | Primary (8 years) 2 (3.8%) | Secondaryb (12–15 years) 21 (39.6%) | Tertiaryc (> = 16 years) 30 (56.6%) | Primary (8 years) 2 (5.4%) | Secondaryb (12–15 years) 5 (13.5%) | Tertiaryc (> = 16 years) 30 (81.1%) |
Traumatic event assessed | MVA 39 (73.6%) | WRA 13 (24.5%) | B 1 (1.9%) | MVA 31 (83.8%) | WRA 3 (8.1%) | B 3 (8.1%) |
Permanent disability caused by the assessed traumatic event | Yes 31 (58.5%) | No 22 (41.5%) | Yes 16 (43.2%) | No 21 (56.8%) | ||
Time elapsed since trauma, in monthsa | 64.75 (± 92.44) | 58.92 (± 80.40) | ||||