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| Title: | Gender, Social Support, and Posttraumatic Stress in Postwar Kosovo |
| Authors: | Ahern, Jennifer
Galea, Sandro
Fernandez, William G.
Koci, Bajram
Waldman, Ronald J.
Vlahov, David |
| Keywords: | Gender
Social Support
Posttraumatic Stress
War
Trauma
Kosovo |
| Issue Date: | 2004 |
| Abstract: | The effects of social support and traumatic experiences
on mental health in conflict situations may be different by gender.
The Kosovo Emergency Department Study was conducted in July
and August 2001 to assess mental health 2 years after the end of the
war in Kosovo. Of 306 emergency department patients (87.7%
response rate), all were ethnic Albanian, 97.4% had experienced
traumatic events, and 89.5% had posttraumatic stress symptoms.
Women and persons who experienced more traumatic events had
higher posttraumatic stress scores. Persons with social support had
lower posttraumatic stress scores. In a final model, social support
had a greater protective effect for women, whereas traumatic events
had a greater detrimental effect on men. Two years after the war in
Kosovo, there remained a high prevalence of posttraumatic stress
symptoms, particularly among women with low social support.
Interventions targeting social support may be important public
health efforts in the postwar context. |
| Appears in Collections: | Public Health, School of (SPH)
Epidemiology, Department of (SPH)
Institute for Social Research (ISR)
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