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JOURNAL OF TRAUMATIC STRESS
Volume 20, Issue 5, Pages 845-855Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20252
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- FIC NIH HHS [R01-TW006481, R03 TW006481, R03 TW006481-03] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDA NIH HHS [R01 DA016558-06, R01 DA016558, K05 DA015799] Funding Source: Medline
- NIMH NIH HHS [R01-MH069864, R01 MH070884, R01 MH069864, R13 MH066849-05, R13-MH066849, R01 MH070884-05, R01MH070884, R01 MH069864-04, R13 MH066849] Funding Source: Medline
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Using nationally representative data from South Africa, we examine lifetime prevalence of traumas and multiple traumas (number of events). Employing multiple regression analysis, the authors study the sociodemographic risk of trauma, and the association between trauma and distress. Results indicate most South Africans experience at least one traumatic event during their lives, with the majority reporting multiple. Consistent variation in risk is evident for gender and marital status, but not other sociodemographics. Trauma is positively related to high distress, and findings also support a cumulative effect of trauma exposure. Individuals with the most traumas (6+) appear at 5 times greater risk of high distress. This study highlights the importance of considering traumatic events in the context of other traumas in South Africa.
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