Table 6 Evaluation of concurrent validity: average symptom scale scores by different numbers of reported traumatic events experienced
From: Validation of the UCLA Child Post traumatic stress disorder-reaction index in Zambia
| Â | Total number of different types of traumatic events*, categorized | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | 0-1 N = 134 | 2 N = 86 | 3 N = 69 | 4 + N = 55 | p-value** |
PTSD-RI symptom scale, mean (SD) | 13.13 (15.20) | 14.36 (16.82) | 17.36 (17.99) | 23.13 (20.09) | 0.002 |
Locally-specific symptom scale, mean (SD) | 11.18 (14.12) | 13.20 (17.0) | 13.58 (15.64) | 20.59 (20.08) | 0.005 |
Total symptom scale, mean (SD) | 24.31 (28.39) | 27.56 (33.02) | 30.94 (32.77) | 43.72 (39.31) | 0.003 |