Impact of exposure to conflict, tsunami and mental disorders on school absenteeism: findings from a national sample of Sri Lankan children aged 12–17 years

Table 2 Association of exposure to conflict and tsunami with absenteeism

Association with absenteeism
Covariate models	Conflict exposure ^a	Tsunami exposure ^b
	OR (95% CI)	OR (95% CI)
Unadjusted	1.32 (0 .88-1.97)	2.29 (1.36-3.84)
Model 1^c	1.27 (0 .83-1.93)	2.03 (1.18-3.48)
Model 2^d	1.39 (0.89-2.18)	1.93 (1.08-3.46)
Model 3^e	1.29 (0.84-1.96)	2.05 (1.19-3.53)

CI Confidence Interval, OR Odds Ratio.
^a Exposure to at least one conflict related event.
^a Exposure to at least one tsunami related event.
^c Socio-demographic variables (age, gender, ethnicity, area of residence, type of school).
^d Socio-demographic + Socio-economic variables (paternal and maternal education).
^e Socio-demographic + Socio-economic variables + Any mental disorder.

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