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Table 1 Comparative characteristics of IDPs and non-IDPs and total sample descriptive statistics

From: Determinants of psychological morbidity in survivors of the earthquake and tsunami in Aceh and Nias

 

IDP

group

N = 616

non-IDP

group

n = 167

Statistical

Outcome

Total

Sample

N = 783

Demographics

    

   Mean Age (sd)

34.5 (13.5)

33.2 (12.7)

ns1

34.2 (13.4)

   Sex (% male)

46.3

50.9

ns2

47.3

   Mean Education (sd)

1.86 (1.21)

2.75 (1.31)

***3

2.05 (1.28)

   Muslim (%)

88.0

92.2

ns5

88.9

Living in (% in)

  

*** 4

 

   House

23.9

100

 

40.1

   Camp

72.1

0

 

56.7

   Hospital

4.1

0

 

3.2

Tsunami exposure (% yes)

    

   In disaster zone/saw wave

93.2

6.0

***6

74.6

   Experienced wave/earthquake

84.9

34.7

***7

74.2

   Physically injured

33.3

1.2

***8

26.4

   Death immediate family

40.9

17.4

***9

35.9

   Missing immediate family

32.0

16.2

***10

28.6

   Death extended family

68.0

61.1

ns11

65.5

   Missing extended family

55.0

58.7

ns12

55.8

   Property loss

92.5

18.6

***13

76.8

   Swept by wave/almost killed

39.4

0.0

***14

31.0

   Mean sum exposures (sd)

5.39 (1.94)

2.13 (1.47)

***15

4.70 (2.28)

Tsunami impact (% yes)

    

   On job

54.2

32.9

***16

49.7

   Household activities

40.9

23.9

***17

37.3

   Friendships

31.9

24.4

ns18

30.3

   Recreation

44.2

40.9

ns19

43.5

   School/study

13.6

14.0

ns20

13.7

   On family relationships

25.3

15.2

**21

23.2

   Sexual activity

27.1

8.5

***22

23.2

   Life in general

52.7

39.6

**23

49.9

   Daily activities

41.7

41.5

ns24

41.7

   Mean sum impact (sd)

3.28 (2.34)

2.37 (2.22)

***25

3.08 (2.35)

Resilience beliefs

    

   Psychological

2.29 (1.22)

2.31 (1.22)

ns26

2.30 (1.22)

   Physical

2.38 (1.31)

2.41 (1.28)

ns27

2.39 (1.30)

Psychopathology

    

   Mean total SRQ-20

10.32 (4.51)

6.43 (4.69)

***28

9.49 (4.91)

   Mean total post-traumatic symptoms

2.24 (1.62)

1.50 (1.53)

***29

2.08 (1.63)

   Increased alcohol use (%yes)

3.2

1.8

ns30

2.9

   Someone will harm one (%yes)

7.5

3.6

ns31

6.6

   Interference in thoughts (%yes)

24.8

13.8

**32

22.5

   Hearing voices (%yes)

26.5

12.0

***33

23.4

  1. 1 t(781) = 1.12, p = .263
  2. 2 c2(1) = 1.13, p = .288
  3. 3 t(781) = 8.25, p < .001
  4. 4 c2(2) = 317.06, p < .001
  5. 5 c2(1) = 2.38, p = .123
  6. 6 c2(1) = 526.94, p < .001
  7. 7 c2(1) = 172.77, p < .001
  8. 8 c2(1) = 69.44, p < .001
  9. 9 c2(1) = 31. 65, p < .001
  10. 10c2(1) = 16.09, p < .001
  11. 11 c2(1) = 2.84, p = .092
  12. 12 c2(1) = .71, p = .400
  13. 13 c2(1) = 402.92, p < .001
  14. 14 c2(1) = 95.52, p < .001
  15. 15 c2(1) = 23.36, p < .001
  16. 16 t(339.5) = 23.61, p < .001
  17. (unequal variances assumed)
  18. 17 c2(1) = 16.17, p < .001
  19. 18 c2(1) = 3.41, p = .065
  20. 19 c2(1) = .579, p = .447
  21. 20 c2(1) = .017, p = .896
  22. 21 c2(1) = 7.32, p < .01
  23. 22 c2(1) = 25.00, p < .001
  24. 23 c2(1) = 8.84, p < .01
  25. 24 c2(1) = .003, p = .955
  26. 25 t(781) = 4.50, p < .001
  27. 26 t(777) = .177, p = .859
  28. 27 t(777) = 4.50, p = .797
  29. 28 t(781) = 9.57, p < .001
  30. 29 t(781) = 5.25, p < .001
  31. 30 c2(1) = .97, p = .325
  32. 31 c2(1) = 3.18, p = .074
  33. 32 c2(1) = 9.23, p < .01
  34. 33 c2(1) = 15.39, p < .001
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International Journal of Mental Health Systems

ISSN: 1752-4458