Table 2: Prevalence of posttraumatic stress disorder and characteristics of respondents’ in East Wollega zone government hospitals, Western Ethiopia, 2018 (n=193).

Variables Frequency Percent
Source of support Religious group member 23 11.92
Family member 170 88.08
Type of traumas Road traffic accident 127 65.80
Fighting related 24 12.43
Falling related 30 15.54
Gynecology and obstetrics related 12 6.22
Substance abuse Alcohol abuse 50 25.91
Chat chewing 56 29.01
Others* 4 2.07
Posttraumatic stress disorder Present 33 17.10
Not Present 160 82.90

*Cigarette smoking, use cannabis.