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Prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among Internally Displaced Christian couples in Erbil, Iraq

BACKGROUND: Research about the impact of war and displacement experiences on the mental health of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) has recently grown. However, a limited number of studies focus on minorities. The objective of the present preliminary study was to estimate the prevalence of posttrau...

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Autores principales: Rofo, Sana, Gelyana, Lina, Moramarco, Stefania, Alhanabadi, Luma H. H., Basa, Faiq B., Dellagiulia, Antonio, Emberti Gialloreti, Leonardo
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10076725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37033064
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1129031
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author Rofo, Sana
Gelyana, Lina
Moramarco, Stefania
Alhanabadi, Luma H. H.
Basa, Faiq B.
Dellagiulia, Antonio
Emberti Gialloreti, Leonardo
author_facet Rofo, Sana
Gelyana, Lina
Moramarco, Stefania
Alhanabadi, Luma H. H.
Basa, Faiq B.
Dellagiulia, Antonio
Emberti Gialloreti, Leonardo
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description BACKGROUND: Research about the impact of war and displacement experiences on the mental health of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) has recently grown. However, a limited number of studies focus on minorities. The objective of the present preliminary study was to estimate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) among IDPs who live outside camps and belong to the Christian minority in Iraq, and to identify possible predictors. METHODS: Overall, 108 internally displaced Christians (54 married couples) participated in the study. Traumatic events and PTSSs were assessed using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression models were used to investigate possible predictors of PTSSs. Multivariable logistic regression models have been developed to estimate the odds of presenting PTSSs. RESULTS: Results demonstrated high rates of trauma exposure, with all participants having experienced at least three traumatic events. The estimated prevalence of PTSSs was 20.3%. A low economic status, the number of traumatic events, and a second experience of displacement were associated with increased PTSSs. Five traumatic events were identified as the main predictors of PTSSs. CONCLUSION: Findings from the current preliminary study indicated the impact of war-related traumatic events on IDPs' mental health and the negative effects of post-displacement experiences. These findings may have important implications for setting up psychosocial interventions, as well as for further promoting physical and mental health services among these populations.
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spelling pubmed-100767252023-04-07 Prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among Internally Displaced Christian couples in Erbil, Iraq Rofo, Sana Gelyana, Lina Moramarco, Stefania Alhanabadi, Luma H. H. Basa, Faiq B. Dellagiulia, Antonio Emberti Gialloreti, Leonardo Front Public Health Public Health BACKGROUND: Research about the impact of war and displacement experiences on the mental health of Internally Displaced People (IDPs) has recently grown. However, a limited number of studies focus on minorities. The objective of the present preliminary study was to estimate the prevalence of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSSs) among IDPs who live outside camps and belong to the Christian minority in Iraq, and to identify possible predictors. METHODS: Overall, 108 internally displaced Christians (54 married couples) participated in the study. Traumatic events and PTSSs were assessed using the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. Multivariable linear regression models were used to investigate possible predictors of PTSSs. Multivariable logistic regression models have been developed to estimate the odds of presenting PTSSs. RESULTS: Results demonstrated high rates of trauma exposure, with all participants having experienced at least three traumatic events. The estimated prevalence of PTSSs was 20.3%. A low economic status, the number of traumatic events, and a second experience of displacement were associated with increased PTSSs. Five traumatic events were identified as the main predictors of PTSSs. CONCLUSION: Findings from the current preliminary study indicated the impact of war-related traumatic events on IDPs' mental health and the negative effects of post-displacement experiences. These findings may have important implications for setting up psychosocial interventions, as well as for further promoting physical and mental health services among these populations. Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-23 /pmc/articles/PMC10076725/ /pubmed/37033064 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1129031 Text en Copyright © 2023 Rofo, Gelyana, Moramarco, Alhanabadi, Basa, Dellagiulia and Emberti Gialloreti. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Rofo, Sana
Gelyana, Lina
Moramarco, Stefania
Alhanabadi, Luma H. H.
Basa, Faiq B.
Dellagiulia, Antonio
Emberti Gialloreti, Leonardo
Prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among Internally Displaced Christian couples in Erbil, Iraq
title Prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among Internally Displaced Christian couples in Erbil, Iraq
title_full Prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among Internally Displaced Christian couples in Erbil, Iraq
title_fullStr Prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among Internally Displaced Christian couples in Erbil, Iraq
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among Internally Displaced Christian couples in Erbil, Iraq
title_short Prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among Internally Displaced Christian couples in Erbil, Iraq
title_sort prevalence and risk factors of posttraumatic stress symptoms among internally displaced christian couples in erbil, iraq
topic Public Health
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10076725/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37033064
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1129031
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