Table 3 Description of the participants at baseline
Participants characteristics | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Status of the missing person (N = 1783) | ||
Civilian | 1093 | 61.30 |
Combatant: government soldier missing in action | 217 | 12.17 |
Combatant: LTTE | 211 | 11.83 |
Unknown | 262 | 14.69 |
Ethnicity of the missing person (N = 1783) | ||
Sinhala | 283 | 15.87 |
Tamil | 1436 | 80.54 |
Muslim | 63 | 3.53 |
Burger | 1 | 0.06 |
Age of the beneficiary (N = 1417) | ||
≤ 40 | 156 | 11.01 |
41–50 | 279 | 19.69 |
51–60 | 398 | 28.09 |
61+ | 584 | 41.21 |
Sex of the beneficiary (N = 1783) | ||
Male | 220 | 12.34 |
Female | 1563 | 87.66 |
Family relationship (N = 1783) | ||
Mother | 815 | 45.71 |
Father | 169 | 9.48 |
Spouse | 460 | 25.80 |
Siblings | 220 | 12.34 |
Daughter/son | 59 | 3.31 |
Other | 60 | 3.37 |
Economic status (N = 1737) | ||
Destitute | 176 | 10.13 |
Poor | 890 | 51.24 |
Moderate | 562 | 32.35 |
Well-off | 109 | 6.28 |
Region (N = 1783) | ||
North | 694 | 38.92 |
East | 787 | 44.14 |
South | 302 | 16.94 |
Number of relatives missing (N = 1783) | ||
1 | 1592 | 89.29 |
2+ | 191 | 10.71 |
Years since disappearance (N = 1776) | ||
≤ 10 years | 547 | 30.80 |
11–20 years | 545 | 30.69 |
21+ years | 684 | 38.51 |
Another family member also received MHPSS (N = 1783) | ||
No | 1620 | 90.86 |
Yes | 163 | 9.14 |
Type of support (N = 1620) | ||
Individual | 63 | 3.89 |
Group | 1557 | 96.11 |
Number of group sessions (N = 1557) | ||
1–2 session(s) | 54 | 3.33 |
3+ sessions | 1503 | 92.78 |