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Table 4 Variables of lifetime exposure to organised crime, political violence and human rights violations, n = 1115.

From: Survivors of the war in the Northern Kosovo: violence exposure, risk factors and public health effects of an ethnic conflict

Socio-demographic data

Variables

House search by law enforcement agency

House burned deliberately by police, army or paramilitary or NATO

No/Yes

OR (95%CI) P value

No/Yes

OR (95%CI) P value

Municipalities

Mitrovicë

126/302

1

214/214

1

 

Skënderaj

37/230

2.59 (0.79-8.47) P = 0.11

35/232

6.63 (3.05-14.40) P < 0.001

 

Vushtrri

126/294

0.97 (0.54-1.76) P = 1.93

286/184

0.88 (0.27-2.25) P = 0.64

Ethnicity

Albanian

251/810

1

450/617

1

 

Serb

23/10

0.14 (0.07-0.27) P < 0.001

27/6

0.16 (0.49-0.56) P < 0.005

 

Bosniak

5/1

0.06 (0.04-0.09) P < 0.001

3/3

0.73 (0.42-1.26) P = 0.26

 

Turk

4/5

0.40 (0.22-0.70) P < 0.001

5/4

0.58 (0.23-1.45) P = 0.25

Residential areas

Urban areas

154/318

1

188/284

1

 

Peri-urban

32/86

1.30 (0.72-2.34) P = 0.38

69/49

0.47 (0.23-0.96) P < 0.05

 

Village

103/422

1.98 (1.05-3.75) P < 0.05

228/297

0.86 (0.27-2.72) P = 0.80

Social participation and interpersonal relationship

No involvement

274/723

1

447/550

1

 

Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK)

4/17

1.61 (032-8.14) P = 0.57

13/8

0.50 (0.122-2.04) P = 0.37

 

Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)

3/60

7.58 (3.32-17.31) P < 0.001

9/54

4.88 (1.81-13.17) P < 0.005

 

Other political party in Serbia

4/17

1.61 (0.50-5.21) P = 0.426

8/13

1.32 (0.65-2.70) P = 0.45

 

No involvement

136/326

1

201/261

1

 

Family member has participated in a demonstration, a strike, or a human rights rally

153/500

1.36 (0.95-1.97) P = 0.10

284/369

1.00 (0.77-1.31) P = 1.00

 

No involvement

270/731

1

443/558

1

 

Family member has personal financial or political conflict with families of other ethnicities

19/95

1.85 (1.18-2.89) P < 0.01

42/72

1.36 (0.74-2.49) P = 0.32

 

No involvement

233/597

1

388/443

1

 

Family member worked with Kosovo Liberation Army or militia before or during the war in 1999

56/229

1.60 (1.19-2.15) P < 0.005

97/188

1.70 (1.09-2.67) P < 0.05

 

No involvement

281/785

 

458/608

1

 

Family member or friends work with a law enforcement agency before or during the war

8/41

1.83 (0.64-5.24) P = 0.26

27/22

0.61 (0.35-1.06) P = 0.08

Municipalities

Mitrovicë

375/53

1

397/31

1

 

Skënderaj

236/31

0.93 (0.54-1.60) P = 0.79

244/23

1.21 (0.93-1.57) P = 0.17

 

Vushtrri

389/31

0.56 (0.32-0.99) P < 0.05

407/13

0.41 (0.23-0.74) P < 0.005

Ethnicity

Albanian

954/112

1

1101/66

1

 

Serb

32/1

0.26 (0.07-3.32) P = 0.231

32/1

0.47 (0.07-3.32) P = 0.45

 

Bosnian

6/0

0

6/0

0

 

Turk

8/1

1.06 (0.40-2.77) P = 0.91

9/0

0

Residential areas

Urban areas

431/41

1

440/32

1

 

Peri-urban

108/10

0.97 (0.42-2.26) P = 0.95

112/6

0.74 (0.25-2.20) P = 0.58

 

Village

461/64

1.46 (0.83-2.56) P = 0.19

496/29

0.80 (0.44-1.48) P = 0.48

Social participation and interpersonal relationship

No involvement

899/98

1

936/61

1

 

Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK)

18/3

1.53 (0.61-3.84) P = 0.37

20/1

0.77 (0.09-6.40) P = 0.81

 

Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)

51/12

2.16 (1.17-3.97) P < 0.01

59/4

1.04 (0.35-3.06) P = 0.94

 

Other political party in Serbia

19/2

0.97 (0.19-4.93) P = 0.97

20/1

0.77 (0.09-6.77) P = 0.81

 

No involvement

435/27

1

445/17

-

 

Family member has participated in a demonstration, a strike, or a human rights rally

565/88

2.51 (1.29-4.89) P < 0.005

603/50

2.17 (1.42-3.32) P < 0.001

 

No involvement

904/97

1

944/57

 
 

Family member has personal financial or political conflict with families of other ethnicities

96/18

1.75 (1.10-2.79) P < 0.05

104/10

1.59 (0.58-4.37) P = 0.37

 

No involvement

766/64

1

788/42

1

 

Family member worked with Kosovo Liberation Army or militia before or during the war

234/51

2.61 (1.91-3.56) P < 0.001

260/25

1.80 (1.03-3.15) P < 0.05

 

No involvement

958/108

1

1001/65

1

 

Family member or friends work with a law enforcement agency before or during the war

42/7

1.48 (0.59-3.73) P = 0.41

47/2

0.66 (0.23-1.88) P = 0.43

Municipalities

Mitrovicë

331/97

1

274/154

1

 

Skënderaj

217/50

0.79 (0.52-1.18) P = 0.24

168/99

1.05 (0.83-1.33) P = 0.70

 

Vushtrri

373/47

0.43 (0.26-0.70) P < 0.001

326/94

0.51 (0.35-0.75) P < 0.001

Ethnicity

Albanian

875/192

1

724/343

1

 

Serb

32/1

0.14 (0.02-1.34) P = 0.09

30/3

0.21 (0.06-0.78) P < 0.05

 

Bosnian

6/0

0

6/0

0

 

Turk

8/1

0.57 (0.24-1.38) P = 0.2

8/1

0.26 (0.11-0.63) P < 0.005

Residential areas

Urban areas

394/78

1

321/151

1

 

Peri-urban

89/29

1.65 (1.06-2.56) P < 0.05

78/40

1.09 (0.63-1.90) P = 0.76

 

Village

438/87

1.00 (0.55-1.82) P = 0.99

369/156

0.90 (0.52-1.54) P = 0.70

Social participation and interpersonal relationship

No involvement

830/167

1

696/301

1

 

Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK)

17/4

1.17 (0.51-2.71) P = 0.72

15/6

0.92 (0.34-2.53) P = 0.88

 

Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK)

44/19

2.15 (1.24-3.71) P < 0.01

34/29

1.97 (1.03-3.79) P < 0.05

 

Other political party in Serbia

18/3

0.83 (0.19-3.61) P = 0.80

12/9

1.73 (0.80-3.77) P = 1.64

 

No involvement

419/43

1

366/96

1

 

Family member has participated in a demonstration, a strike, or a human rights rally

502/151

2.93 (2.14-4.02) P < 0.001

402/231

1.57 (1.53-3.30) P < 0.001

 

No involvement

840/161

1

709/292

1

 

Family member has personal financial or political conflict with families of other ethnicities

81/33

2.13 (1.43-3.16) P < 0.001

59/55

2.26 (1.71-2.99) P < 0.001

 

No involvement

709/121

1

593/237

1

 

Family member worked with Kosovo Liberation Army or militia before or during the war in 1999

212/73

2.02 (1.31-3.10) P < 0.001

175/110

1.57 (1.14-2.18) P < 0.01

 

No involvements

887/179

1

738/328

1

 

Family member or friends work with a law enforcement agency before or during the war

34/15

2.19 (1.19-4.01) P < 0.05

30/19

1.43 (0.79-2.58) P = 0.24

  1. Generalised linear model adjusted for the cluster effect of village