Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and associated factors among police officers in Central Gondar Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2023: institutional-based cross-sectional study

According to this study, police officers suffered from a significant burden of post-traumatic stress disorder. Female sex, police personnel directly exposed to traumatic events, current alcohol users, and those who had poor social support were found to be strongly associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. Therefore, early detection and intervention are crucial to mitigating the overall problem.

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Frontiers in Psychiatry
Published
2024-09-03
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1338833
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2
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
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Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and associated factors among police officers in Central Gondar Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2023: institutional-based cross-sectional study

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Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and associated factors among police officers in Central Gondar Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2023: institutional-based cross-sectional study

Yohannes Mirkena, Dawed Ali, Bizuneh Tesfaye, Wondale Getinet, Biruk Adugna
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Abstract

According to this study, police officers suffered from a significant burden of post-traumatic stress disorder. Female sex, police personnel directly exposed to traumatic events, current alcohol users, and those who had poor social support were found to be strongly associated with post-traumatic stress disorder. Therefore, early detection and intervention are crucial to mitigating the overall problem.

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