Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (n = 150)
Characteristics | N (total = 150) | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Male | 74 | 49.3 |
Female | 76 | 50.7 |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 32.8 (12.3) | |
Years of education, mean (SD) | 6.1 (5.2) | |
Months in Australia, mean (SD) | 71.4 (49.6) | |
Months externally displaced, mean (SD) | 67.5 (68.8) | |
Arrival status to Australia | ||
Refugee | 64 | 42.7 |
Asylum seeker | 52 | 34.7 |
Immigrant | 34 | 22.7 |
Marital status | ||
Never married | 38 | 25.3 |
Married/partner | 97 | 60.6 |
Divorced | 2 | 1.3 |
Widowed | 13 | 8.6 |
Exposure to traumatic events (AWES), mean (SD) | 12.9 (3.3) | |
Hopkins symptoms checklist (depression subscale only)a | 22 | 14.7 |
Probable PTSDb | 69 | 46 |