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Table 3 Multivariate regression analysis of factors predicting symptoms of PTSD among emergency department patients in Belgrade, Serbia, and Laplje Selo, Kosovo, three years post-war (N = 562)

From: War-related psychological sequelae among emergency department patients in the former Republic of Yugoslavia

Characteristic

PTSD

 

OR

95% CI

p-value

Marital status

   

   Not married

1.000

 

0.737

   Married

0.748

0.137–4.076

 

Place of birth

   

   Serbia

1.000

 

0.193

   Kosovo

0.285

0.051–1.575

 

   Elsewhere

1.424

0.379–5.347

 

Number moves in past five years

   

   0

1.000

 

0.252

   1

1.158

0.431–3.111

 

   2+

2.331

0.841–6.458

 

Refugee status during NATO bombing

   

   Was not a refugee

1.000

 

0.006

   Was a refugee for ≤ 30 days or less

0.391

0.075–2.038

 

   Was a refugee for > 30 days

3.888

1.483–10.193

 

Live in same house as before NATO bombing

   

   Yes

1.000

 

0.686

   No

0.821

0.315–2.139

 

Education

   

   High School education or more

1.000

 

0.638

   Less than a High School education

1.187

0.581–2.426

 

Total combined household income last year

   

   >500 German Deutsche Marks (DEM)

1.000

 

0.538

   250–500 DEM

1.290

0.448–3.717

 

   <250 DEM

1.764

0.622–5.004

 

Currently employed

   

   Yes

1.000

 

0.430

   No

0.734

0.341–1.580

 

Social support

   

   High

1.000

 

0.117

   Moderate

1.624

0.771–3.423

 

   Low

3.481

0.980–12.371

 

Site of data collection

   

   Belgrade

1.000

 

0.002

   Laplje Selo

13.598

2.723–67.899

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