Table 2 The prevalence characteristics of the study sample (n = 3,133)
From: Posttraumatic mental health establishment of the Tsunami survivors in Thailand
Characteristics | PTSD (n = 1,054) | Without PTSD (n = 2,079) | statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | p |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   male | 414(39.3) | 927(44.6) | 8.06 | .005** |
   female | 640(60.7) | 1,152(55.4) |  |  |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   ≤ 28 | 299(28.4) | 543(26.1) | 14.53 | .002** |
   29–37 | 268(25.4) | 487(23.4) |  |  |
   38–48 | 284(26.9) | 522(25.1) |  |  |
   ≥ 49 | 203(19.3) | 527(25.3) |  |  |
   M = 38.73, SD = 14.14 yrs. |  |  |  |  |
Marital Status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   single | 158(15.0) | 382(18.4) | 6.01 | .05* |
   married | 809(76.8) | 1,519(73.1) |  |  |
   divorced/widowed | 87(8.2) | 178(8.5) |  |  |
Educational Status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   illiterate | 15(1.4) | 40(1.9) | 9.47 | .05* |
   elementary school | 677(64.3) | 1,248(60.0) |  |  |
   primary school | 176(16.7) | 358(17.2) |  |  |
   secondary school | 151(14.3) | 324(15.6) |  |  |
   academic degree | 35(3.3) | 109(5.3) |  |  |
Affected Area | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   direct affected area | 823(78.1) | 1,053(50.6) | 219.11 | .000** |
   non direct affected area | 231(21.9) | 1,026(49.4) |  |  |
Physical Condition | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   illness | 308(29.2) | 447(21.5) | 22.79 | .000** |
   healthy | 746(70.8) | 1,632(78.5) |  |  |
History of Previous Trauma, < 12 yrs. | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   trauma | 482(45.7) | 730(35.1) | 33.24 | .000** |
   no trauma | 572 (54.3) | 1,349(64.9) |  |  |
History of Previous Trauma, 12–18 yrs. |  |  |  |  |
   trauma | 419(39.8) | 638(30.7) | 25.71 | .000** |
   no trauma | 635(60.2) | 1,441(69.3) |  |  |
Known Tsunami Before | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   known | 358(34.0) | 626(30.1) | 4.83 | .028* |
   unknown | 696(66.0) | 1,453(69.9) |  |  |
Physical Injury | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   physical injury | 327(31.0) | 283(13.6) | 135.25 | .000** |
   no Physical injury | 727(69.0) | 1,796(86.4) |  |  |
Loss of Family Member | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   yes | 588(55.8) | 956(46.0) | 26.89 | .000** |
   no | 466(44.2) | 1,123(54.0) |  |  |
Loss of Property | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   yes | 240(22.8) | 1,012(48.7) | 195.66 | .000** |
   no | 814(77.2) | 1,067(51.3) |  |  |
Loss of Career | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   yes | 493(46.8) | 678(32.6) | 59.93 | .000** |
   no | 561(53.2) | 1,401(67.4) |  |  |