experiences. Logistic regression analysis backward
stepwise, adjusted for confounding variables, was
used to identify independent risk factors for PTSD
and depression. A p-value of .05 was considered
as significant. Odd ratio (OR) with 95% confidence
interval (CI) were calculated. Risk factors for PTSD
and depression inctuded sox, age, education,
religious, and tsunami-specific traumatic
experiences (13 items) were entered in regression
model.