Prevalence and associated factors of post-traumatic stress disorder among emergency responders of Addis Ababa Fire and Emergency Control and Prevention Service Authority, Ethiopia: institution-based, cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the prevalence and associated factors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among emergency responders at Addis Ababa Fire and Emergency Control and Prevention Service Authority, Ethiopia.

Design

Institution-based, cross-sectional design.

Setting

The study was conducted at the Fire and Emergency Control and Prevention Service Authority, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Participants

603 emergency responders who worked in the Fire and Emergency Control and Prevention Authority during the study period.

Measurement

Data were collected using a self-administered questionnaire: an adaptation of the standardised PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version. The questionnaire was administered to subjects on duty. Social support was measured using the Oslo 3-Item

SUBMITTER: Bezabh YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6067328 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature