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Table 2 Potential traumatic experiences/stressful life events across samples and location of event at baseline (M1)

From: Traumatic events, daily stressors and posttraumatic stress in unaccompanied young refugees during their flight: a longitudinal cross-country study

 

Subsamples

Total sample

Italy

Belgium

Greece

Drastic changes in family, n (%)

 Not experienced

23 (35.9)

8 (10.4)

7 (15.9)

38 (20.5)

 In my home country

27 (42.1)

62 (80.5)

31 (70.4)

120 (64.8)

 On my way to this country

6 (9.4)

8 (10.4)

10 (22.7)

24 (12.9)

 Since arrival in this country/place

13 (20.3)

3 (3.9)

11 (25)

27 (14.5)

 Total

41 (64.1)

69 (89.6)

37 (84.1)

147 (79.5)

Forced separation from family, n (%)

 Not experienced

46 (71.9)

22 (28.9)

26 (59.1)

94 (51.1)

 In my home country

10 (15.7)

48 (63.1)

13 (29.5)

71 (38.5)

 On my way to this country

9 (14.1)

9 (11.8)

3 (6.8)

21 (11.3)

 Since arrival in this country/place

1 (1.6)

3 (3.9)

4 (9)

8 (4.3)

 Total

18 (28.1)

54 (71.1)

18 (40.9)

90 (48.9)

War or armed military conflict, n (%)

 Not experienced

20 (31.1)

26 (33.3)

19 (43.2)

65 (34.9)

 In my home country

15 (23.4)

46 (59)

23 (52.3)

84 (45.2)

 On my way to this country

37 (57.8)

8 (10.3)

9 (20.4)

54 (29.1)

 Since arrival in this country/place

3 (6.8)

3 (1.6)

 Total

44 (68.8)

52 (66.7)

25 (56.8)

121 (65.1)

Forced to work, n (%)

 Not experienced

21 (33.3)

30 (39)

24 (55.8)

75 (41)

 In my home country

4 (6.4)

18 (23.4)

15 (34.9)

37 (20.1)

 On my way to this country

31 (49.2)

30 (39)

5 (11.6)

66 (36)

 Since arrival in this country/place

11 (17.5)

2 (2.6)

3 (7)

16 (8.7)

 Total

42 (66.7)

47 (61)

19 (44.2)

108 (59)

Experienced physical violence, n (%)

 Not experienced

7 (11.1)

13 (16.5)

8 (18.2)

28 (15.1)

 In my home country

14 (22.2)

34 (43.14)

23 (52.2)

71 (38.2)

 On my way to this country

44 (69.8)

48 (60.8)

21 (47.7)

113 (60.7)

 Since arrival in this country/place

15 (23.7)

1 (1.3)

14 (31.8)

30 (16.1)

 Total

56 (88.9)

66 (83.5)

36 (81.8)

158 (84.9)

Witnessed physical violence, n (%)

 Not experienced

3 (4.7)

6 (7.7)

6 (13.6)

15 (8.1)

 In my home country

14 (21.8)

45 (57.7)

24 (54.4)

83 (44.7)

 On my way to this country

54 (83.4)

45 (57.7)

22 (49.9)

121 (65)

 Since arrival in this country/place

5 (7.8)

16 (36.3)

21 (11.3)

 Total

61 (95.3)

72 (92.3)

38 (86.4)

171 (91.9)

Experienced sexual violence, n (%)

 Not experienced

34 (53.1)

62 (82.7)

33 (75)

129 (70.5)

 In my home country

4 (6.3)

5 (6.6)

6 (13.6)

15 (8.1)

 On my way to this country

26 (40.6)

9 (12)

4 (9.1)

39 (21.2)

 Since arrival in this country/place

8 (12.5)

5 (11.4)

13 (7)

 Total, n (%)

30 (46.9)

13 (17.3)

11 (25)

54 (29.5)

Detention or imprisonment, n (%)

 Not experienced

12 (18.8)

18 (23.1)

11 (25)

41 (22)

 In my home country

9 (14)

18 (23.1)

7 (16)

34 (18.3)

 On my way to this country

49 (76.5)

49 (62.8)

13 (29.6)

111 (59.7)

 Since arrival in this country/place

6 (9.4)

3 (3.8)

18 (40.9)

27 (14.5)

 Total

52 (81.3)

60 (76.9)

33 (75)

145 (78)

Other very stressful life event with great danger, n (%)

 Not experienced

7 (11.9)

4 (5.1)

5 (11.4)

16 (8.8)

 In my home country

9 (15.3)

50 (64.1)

24 (54.6)

83 (45.9)

 On my way to this country

45 (76.3)

42 (53.9)

27 (61.4)

114 (63.1)

 Since arrival in this country/place

14 (23.8)

11 (25.1)

25 (13.9)

 Total

52 (88.1)

74 (94.9)

39 (88.6)

165 (91.2)

Other very stressful life event with someone else in great danger, n (%)

 Not experienced

10 (16.4)

13 (16.7)

8 (18.6)

31 (17)

 In my home country

7 (11.5)

38 (48.7)

19 (44.3)

64 (35.2)

 On my way to this country

45 (73.8)

36 (46.1)

23 (53.6)

104 (57.1)

 Since arrival in this country/place

5 (8.2)

1 (1.3)

14 (32.7)

20 (10.9)

 Total

51 (83.6)

65 (83.3)

35 (81.4)

151 (83)

  1. Total means number of participants who report the event independent of location. The % value is valid percent for each subsample and time point