INSIGHT IN TO BALOCHISTAN’S PERSPECTIVE: TERRORISM EFFECT MENTAL HEALTH STATUS OF POPULATION

Abstract

Main objective of the study is to examine the impact of trauma on general health of terrorism victims
of Balochistan. There were no previous studies conducted on finding the impact of trauma on
general health among terrorism victims in Baluchistan. The study comprised 300 samples where
172 males and 128 females selected from Baloch, Pashtuns and Hazara communities with age
groups 18 to 40 years. Participants of the current study were selected through non-probability
convenient sampling technique. Sample consisted of total 300 individuals with the age range of 18-
40 years. Both men (n=172) and women (n=128) from various areas of Baluchistan. Measure was
used in this study are; a) Demographic Information Form b) International Trauma Questionnaire
(ITQ; Hyland et al. 2017) c) General Health Questionnaire (GHQ; Goldberg & Hillier, 1979).
Hypotheses were formulated for study were; H1 There is positive relationships between trauma and
general health among ethnicity group H2 There is positive relationships between trauma and general
health among terrorism victims. The result indicates non-significant mean difference on General
Health with t (298) = .894, p>.05 on gender. Findings revealed that male exhibited higher scores on
GH as compare to female. Furthermore, results also indicated non-significant mean difference on
International Trauma Questionnaire with t (298) = -.095, p>.05 on gender. Findings revealed that
females exhibited higher scores on ITQ as compare to males. Results show that first hypothesis was
accepted as trauma positively correlates general health. Second hypothesis of the study shows that
there is no relationship between trauma and general health of ethnicity