
Psychiatry Research, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 338, P. 115981 - 115981
Published: May 28, 2024
Although the high prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Haiti is well-documented, its association with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among adolescents and young adults remains unexplored. Using a representative sample from rural urban areas across 10 geographical regions Haiti, this study investigates between IPV PTSD symptoms. It explores role social support, emotion regulation, other traumatic events, sociodemographic factors. The consisted 3,586 participants, whom 43.21 % (1,538) reported being dating relationship past year (56.04 women). Overall, 25.53 participants were categorized as having probable PTSD. Results showed that who experienced at least one episode victimization presented higher (32.28 %) compared to those did not have any experience (16.29 %), χ
Language: Английский