Post-traumatic stress disorder and exposure to violence among Venda and Northern Sotho adolescents.(RESEARCH)(Report)

Health SA Gesondheid | June 1, 2007| | Copyright

ABSTRACT

In this study, two research questions were posed. In the first place, this study investigated the levels of exposure to violence among the adolescents as a total group (Venda- and Northern Sotho-speaking), as well as the exposure levels of the two ethnic groups. The relationship between the groups' exposure to violence and their post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms was investigated in the second place, as well as the question whether a difference existed between the two ethnic groups in respect of this relationship. The participants were comprised of 186 ...

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