Socio-demographic patterns of posttraumatic stress disorder in Medellin, Colombia and the context of lifetime trauma exposure

Figures & data

Table 1. Posttraumatic stress disorder prevalence for urban and rural residents of Medellin, Colombia by gender and age category.

	Urban			Rural			Total
	PTSD	n	%	PTSD	n	%	PTSD	n	%
All participants	79	1,306	6.05	30	367	8.17	109	1,673	6.52
Gender
Male	11	430	2.56	6	101	5.94	17	531	3.20
Female	68	876	7.76	24	266	9.02	92	1142	8.06
Age groups
19-29 years	16	314	5.10	4	95	4.21	20	409	4.89
40-44 years	27	430	6.28	11	131	8.40	38	561	6.77
45-65 years	36	562	6.41	15	141	10.64	51	703	7.25
Marital status
Single	23	511	4.50	6	105	5.71	29	616	4.71
Cohabiting	23	238	9.66	8	86	9.30	31	324	9.57
Married	15	352	4.26	9	121	7.44	24	473	5.07
Separated/Divorced	10	148	6.76	5	34	14.71	15	182	8.24
Widowed	8	57	14.04	2	21	9.52	10	78	12.82
Highest educational attainment
Less than primary	1	26	3.85	2	17	11.76	3	43	6.98
Primary	20	257	7.78	14	135	10.37	34	392	8.67
Secondary	36	549	6.56	4	128	3.13	40	677	5.91
Vocational/Technical	16	221	7.24	7	70	10.00	23	291	7.90
University	6	202	2.97	3	11	27.27	9	213	4.23
Postgraduate	0	51	0.00	0	6	0.00	0	57	0.00

Note. The sample is based on 100% of screen positives and 25% of screen negatives from a representative population sample. Therefore the percentages tend to overestimate the true prevalence rates.