Rehabilitation of torture survivors in five countries: common themes and challenges

Table 3 Prevalence of different types of traumatic exposur

Traumatic event	Number reporting event	% of total sample	Group with significant higher exposure
Torture	175	67	Men**
Being close to death	140	54	Men**
Forced separation from family	125	48	Women* & Exiles**
Serious injury	117	45	Men**
Ill-health without access to care	117	45	Men & Exiles
Imprisonment	110	42	Men** & Citizens*
Lack of food and water	99	38	Exiles **
Murder of family or friend	89	34	Exiles **
Unnatural death of family/friend	86	33	Exiles **
Lack of shelter	86	33	Exiles **
Forced isolation from others	82	32	Exiles **
Lost or kidnapped	63	24	Exiles **
Murder of stranger(s)	52	20	Exiles **
Combat	49	19	Men**
Rape or sexual abuse	46	18	Women & Exiles
Brainwashing	22	8

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