Measuring Traumatic Experiences in a Sample of Ethiopian Adults: Psychometric Properties of the Life Events Checklist-5.
Engida GirmaAmantia AmetajMelkam AlemayehuBarkot MilkiasMahlet YaredSupriya MisraAnne StevensonKarestan C KoenenBizu GelayeSolomon TeferraPublished in: European journal of trauma & dissociation = Revue europeenne du trauma et de la dissociation (2022)
Exposure to traumatic events was common in Ethiopia, even more so for individuals with a diagnosis of psychotic disorders. The LEC-5 demonstrated good construct validity for measuring traumatic events among Ethiopian adults. Future studies that examine criterion validity and test-retest reliability of the LEC-5 in Ethiopia are warranted.