IOM - Assessment on the Psychosocial Needs of Haitians Affected ...

32% of the families (Table II) stated that at least one of the respondents experienced at least one
of the three major distress indicators (Panic attacks, serious withdrawal, or suicide attempts),
with panic attacks being the most prevalent. There were only five cases, in which all three were
experienced in the same family or individual respondent.
Major Indicator of Distress
Table II. Prevalence of Major Distress Indicators (N=693)
No. of families
Experiencing
indicator
Percentage of the Population
(N=693)
Panic Attacks 170.00 24.53%
Suicide Attempts 61.00 8.80%
Withdrawal II 27.00 3.90%
At least one major indicator of
Distress 222.00 32.03%
At least two major indicators of
Distress 31.00 4.47%
All three Major Distress
Indicators 5 0.72%
Distress and Location:
The questionnaire was administered at a hundred displaced settlements. These have been
clustered together based on their location, by town or commune. Sixteen (16) different macrolocations
were analyzed. The average composite of distress ranges amongst sites. The highest
distress level scores were in Leogane (10.8), Cit e Soliel (9.6), Delmas (8.9) Croix des Boukets
(8.69), Gonaives same as Port au Prince (8.31) and the lowest in Grand Goave (3.0), but the last
is in fact an individual score. Difference in location is not significantly correlated with levels of
distress.
Figure III: Average Distress Level by Location, Haiti, N=635
Even though there is no significant correlation between the geographic locations and the distress
composite of the interviewees.
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