Table 4 Associations between aspects of exposure to Hurricane Katrina and post-traumatic stress disorder in a cohort of postpartum southern Louisiana women
From: Postpartum mental health after Hurricane Katrina: A cohort study
PTSD symptoms* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | p | RR** | 95% CI | |
Overall | 38 | 13 | |||
Home before the storm | 0.06 | ||||
New Orleans area | 32 | 15 | 1.92 | (0.81, 4.55) | |
Baton Rouge area | 6 | 7 | 1.00 | ||
Substantial damage to house, property, for self and others | <0.01 | ||||
Yes | 24 | 20 | 2.06 | (1.10, 3.88) | |
No | 14 | 8 | 1.00 | ||
Injury to self or others | <0.01 | ||||
Yes | 17 | 24 | 2.46 | (1.34, 4.54) | |
No | 21 | 10 | 1.00 | ||
Perceived or experienced danger | <0.01 | ||||
Yes | 24 | 22 | 2.65 | (1.35, 5.18) | |
No | 14 | 8 | 1.00 | ||
Any 2 or more indicators of severe exposure | <0.01 | ||||
Yes | 26 | 24 | 3.68 | (1.80, 7.52) | |
No | 12 | 7 | 1.00 | ||
Left New Orleans before storm (asked only of New Orleans women) | 0.57 | ||||
yes | 25 | 14 | 1.19 | (0.46, 3.06) | |
no | 4 | 18 | 1.00 | ||