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Table 4 Odds of depressive symptoms and risks of a positive screen for PTSD according to experiences of MST in the last 12 months among servicemen and servicewomen in the French military: results from multivariate simple and multinomial logistic regressions including unit level clustering

From: Mental health consequences of military sexual trauma: results from a national survey in the French military

 

Men

 

Women

 
 

Depressive symptoms

subthreshold PTSD screening score

Positive PTSD screening score

Depressive symptoms

subthreshold PTSD screening score

Positive PTSD screening score

 

aOR 95%CI

aRRR 95%CI

aRRR 95%CI

aOR 95%CI

aRRR 95%CI

aRRR 95%CI

No MST

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Sexual Harassment

(repeated sexual comments, coercion or unwanted verbal attention)

1.3 [0.7,2.6]

1.2 [0.5, 3.0]

2.9 [0.7, 13.1]

3.7** [2.5, 5.5]

3.5** [2.3, 5.3]

-

No MST

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Any Sexual assault (unwanted touching or attempted or forced sex)

1.9 [0.9,4.1]

0.6 [0.1, 3.0]

3.7 [0.5, 29.0]

2.6* [1.1,6.0]

  

No MST

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repeated sexual comments alone

1.0 [0.5,1.9]

0.7 [0.2, 2.6]

3.1 [0.6-17.1]

3.1*** [1.7,5.5]

4.5*** [2.89, 7.4]

 

MST involving 1 form of sexual oppression (coercion/ repeated unwanted or SA)

0.9 [0.5,1.9]

1.1 [0.4, 3.2]

2.4 [0.2-27.9]

5.2*** [1.9,13.9]

3.9** [1.6, 9.6]

5.1 [0.3, 83.5]

MST involving several sexual stressors

8.0*[1.2-52.5]

4.0*[1.3, 12.2]

4.3 [0.6-33.7]

6.5*** [2.6,16.0]

3.0** [2.1, 4.2]

11.3**[2.3,55.6]

  1. Model adjusted for age, cohabitation status, education, financial situation, sexual orientation, army rank, military branch, deployment in the last 12 months, military branch, low acceptance of increasing female representation in the army, low social cohesion, higher female representation
  2. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001