Religious affiliation, combat exposure, and PTSD among military combatants in north east Nigeria
Religious affiliation, combat exposure, and PTSD among military combatants in north east Nigeria

Summary/Abstract: This study examined the influence of combat exposure on PTSD among military combatants in the North Eastern part of Nigeria. A total of 249 respondents participated in the study through a purposive sampling technique. Participants include both officers and men of the Nigerian army on the operation LAFIA DOLE. An ex-post facto design was employed in the study. It was hypothesized that religious affiliation and combat exposure would have a significant interaction effect on PTSD which was not significant (3, 249) 295.187=P>0.05). Religious affiliation was found to be significant on PTSD (1, 249) = 1485.215 P0.05. There is a need for combatants’ religious coping options to be buffered, this would help in stress buffer and other selfmanagement techniques inherent in their cultural values.

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