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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Psychiatry
Sec. Adolescent and Young Adult Psychiatry
Volume 15 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1410630
This article is part of the Research Topic Mental Health Challenges in Health Professions Education View all articles

Prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and its associated factors among military personnel admitted at Northwest Command Military Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2022: An institution-based cross-sectional study.

Provisionally accepted
Assasahegn T. Sishah Assasahegn T. Sishah 1*Sintayehu Asnakew Sintayehu Asnakew 1Getasew Legas Getasew Legas 1Birhanu M. Munie Birhanu M. Munie 1Minale Tareke Minale Tareke 2Michael B. Etsub Michael B. Etsub 2
  • 1 Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Amhara, Ethiopia
  • 2 College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

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    Background: -Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is one of the most common mental health problems that military personnel encounter. It could be life-long and affect every aspect of military personnel, including their mental and physical health, family and social interactions, and their work. However, in Ethiopia, the magnitude and its associated factors have not been well investigated.Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder and its associated factors among military personnel, who were admitted to Northwest Command level three military Hospitals,

    Keywords: Depression, Ethiopia, Military personnel, PTSD, Prevalence

    Received: 01 Apr 2024; Accepted: 05 Aug 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Sishah, Asnakew, Legas, Munie, Tareke and Etsub. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Assasahegn T. Sishah, Department of Psychiatry, College of Health Sciences, Debre Tabor University, Debre Tabor, Amhara, Ethiopia

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