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Table 2 Lifetime trauma exposure among prisoners (n = 329) in the correctional institution in Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia

From: Trauma exposure and alcohol use disorder among prisoners in Jimma Zone correctional institution, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Alcohol use disorder

No, n (%)

Yes, n (%)

Transportation accident (for example, car accident, boat accident, train wreck, plane crash)

 Yes

57 (45.2)

69 (54.8)

 No

153 (75.4)

50 (24.6)

Physical assault (for example, being attacked, hit, slapped, kicked, beaten up)

 Yes

27 (29.7)

64 (70.3)

 No

183 (76.9)

55 (23.1)

Assault with a weapon (for example, being shot, stabbed, threatened with a knife, gun, or bomb)

 Yes

32 (42.1)

44 (57.9)

 No

178 (70.4)

75 (29.6)

Fire or explosion

 Yes

21 (33.9)

41 (66.1)

 No

189 (70.8)

78 (29.2)

Sudden, unexpected death of someone close to you

 Yes

18 (34.0)

35 (66.0)

 No

192 (69.6)

84 (30.4)

Sexual assault (rape, attempted rape, made to perform any type of sexual act through force or threat of harm)

 Yes

6 (15.0)

34 (85.0)

 No

204 (70.6)

85 (29.4)

Natural disaster (for example, flood, hurricane, tornado, earthquake)

 Yes

7 (17.9)

32 (82.1)

 No

203 (70.0)

87 (30.0)

Severe human suffering

 Yes

15 (35.7)

27 (64.3)

 No

195 (67.9)

92 (32.1)

Sudden, violent death (for example, homicide, suicide)

 Yes

12 (31.6)

26 (68.4)

 No

198 (68.0)

93 (32.0)

Life-threatening illness or injury

 Yes

16 (43.2)

21 (56.8)

 No

194 (66.4)

98 (33.6)

Other unwanted or uncomfortable sexual experience

 Yes

3 (13.0)

20 (87.0)

 No

207 (67.6)

99 (32.4)

Serious injury, harm, or death you caused to someone else

 Yes

12 (40.0)

18 (60.0)

 No

198 (66.2)

101 (33.8)

Combat or exposure to a war zone (in the military or as a civilian)

 Yes

12 (42.9)

16 (57.1)

 No

198 (65.8)

103 (34.2)

Captivity (for example, being kidnapped, abducted, held hostage, prisoner of war)

 Yes

8 (44.4)

10 (55.6)

 No

202 (65.0)

109 (35.0)

Serious accident at work, home, or during recreational activity

 Yes

14 (60.9)

9 (39.1)

 No

196 (64.1)

110 (35.9)

Exposure to toxic substance (for example, dangerous chemicals, radiation)

 Yes

4 (36.4)

7 (63.6)

 No

206 (64.8)

112 (35.2)

Any other very stressful event or experience

 Yes

6 (25.0)

18 (75.0)

 No

204 (66.9)

101 (33.1)