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Table 1 Ten traumas reported most frequently

From: Self-efficacy and humanitarian aid workers

Type of trauma

n

% a

% b

Being near gunfire

17

27.0

35.4

Being threatened with serious physical harm by someone

16

25.4

33.3

Picked up, arrested, taken away by soldiers or police

15

23.8

31.3

Being robbed or having your home broken into

14

22.2

29.2

Death of someone close (e.g., heart attack, car accident)

14

22.2

29.2

Being stopped at an illegal checkpoint

13

20.6

27.1

Other life-threatening event (e.g., natural disaster)

12

19.0

25.0

Being involved in an accident with serious injuries

11

17.5

22.9

Being held against one’s will

10

15.9

20.8

Being beaten up or mugged

10

15.9

20.8

  1. Note: aPercent of all participants (N = 63). bPercent of those who reported trauma (n = 48)