Sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress among African female refugees and migrants in South Africa
South African Journal of Psychiatry
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress among African female refugees and migrants in South Africa | |
| Creator | Mhlongo, Mpho D. Tomita, Andrew Thela, Lindokuhle Maharaj, Varsha Burns, Jonathan K. | |
| Description | Background: While there is considerable research in developed countries on the nature and extent of post-traumatic stress among refugees and migrants, few report on female Africans migrating within Africa.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between exposure to traumatic life events and post-traumatic stress disorder risk in refugees and migrants in Durban, South Africa, with specific focus on sexual trauma events among women.Methods: Interviews were conducted on 157 consenting non-South African adults using a sociodemographic questionnaire, Life Events Checklist (documenting traumatic events experienced) and the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (measuring post-traumatic symptomatology). Associations between total number of traumatic events and post-traumatic stress were explored using adjusted regression models.Results: The results of one model indicated that greater numbers of traumatic life events experienced by women were associated with raised odds of post-traumatic stress disorder risk (β = 1.48; p 0.001). Another model indicated that exposure to sexual trauma events were associated with greater odds of post-traumatic stress disorder risk (β = 4.09; p = 0.02).Conclusion: Our findings highlight the critical importance of mental health service for females with history of sexual traumatic events for this vulnerable population. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2018-06-07 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v24i0.1208 | |
| Source | South African Journal of Psychiatry; Vol 24 (2018); 4 pages 2078-6786 1608-9685 | |
| Language | eng | |
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