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Table 3 Distribution of adults (> = 15 years old) by exposure classification, exposed to the disaster by geographical (resident) or professional (working in company) proximity 5 months and 14 months after the disaster

From: A longitudinal study on the Ghislenghien disaster in Belgium: strengths and weaknesses of the study design and influence on response rate

 

Resident

Working in company

Total

 

5 months

N (%)

14 months

N (%)

5 months

N (%)

14 months

N (%)

5 months

N (%)

14 months

N (%)

1) Direct witness, SHD*

52 (5.8%)

27 (5.6%)

32 (21.8%)

20 (21.1%)

84 (8.2%)

47 (8.1%)

Injured & hospitalised > 72 h

3

2

18

11

21

13

Injured & hospitalised < 72 h

1

1

6

4

7

5

Injured, not hospitalized

1

0

2

2

3

2

Direct witness of human damage

47

24

6

3

53

27

2) Direct witness, NSHD*

579 (65.8%)

307 (63.4%)

18 (12.2%)

13 (13.7%)

597 (58.1%)

320 (55.3%)

3) Indirect witness

249 (28.4%)

124 (25.6%)

97 (66.0%)

56 (58.9%)

346 (33.7%)

180 (31.1%)

Close person or colleague dead or injured

44

22

64

34

108

56

Close person/colleague could have been hurt, but was not

33

15

2

2

35

17

Others, could have been on the site but were not

158

81

30

20

188

101

No classification

14

6

1

0

15

6

Others (Quest. 2)

 

26(5.4%)

 

6 (6.3%)

 

32(5.5%)

Total

880 (100%)

484 (100%)

147 (100%)

95 (100%)

1027 (100%)

579 (100%)

  1. * SHD = Seen human damage, NSHD = Not seen human damage