title: The prevalence and risk factors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder among workers injured in Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Prevalence and risk factors of PTSD among injured garment workers who survived a major factory collapse.
  
  
  METHODS
  Survivors receiving treatment or rehabilitation care at one year post event were surveyed, which included Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Specific version.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The respondents consisted of 181 people with a mean age of 27.8 years and a majority had less than high school education (91.2%). Multivariable logistic regression found that the odds of having PTSD was higher among married (OR: 3.2 [95% CI: 1.3-8.0]), those who used to work more than 70 hr/week (OR: 2.4 [1.1-5.3]), workers who used to hold higher job positions (OR: 2.6 [1.2-5.6]) or who had a concussion injury (OR: 3.7 [1.4-9.8]). Among the respondents, 83.4% remained unemployed, and only 57.3% (63 people) reported receiving a quarter or less of what they were promised as compensation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Probable PTSD was prevalent among surviving workers of the Rana Plaza building collapse in Bangladesh.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, School of Public Health, San Antonio Campus, San Antonio, Texas.|School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
authors.forename: Taylor
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fitch
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, School of Public Health, San Antonio Campus, San Antonio, Texas.|School of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Villanueva
authors.affiliation: Center of Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: Mohammad M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Quadir
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, School of Public Health, San Antonio Campus, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Hari K R
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Sagiraju
authors.affiliation: University of Texas, School of Public Health, San Antonio Campus, San Antonio, Texas.
authors.forename: Hasanat
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alamgir
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D004651:Employment / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D017533:Marital Status; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D016017:Odds Ratio; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D013313:Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D055883:Structure Collapse; D017741:Survivors / Q000523:psychology*; D013783:Textile Industry; D014937:Work / Q000523:psychology; D055815:Young Adult