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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and health-related factors among spouses and non-spouse caregivers of left-behind families

From: Common mental disorders among adult members of ‘left-behind’ international migrant worker families in Sri Lanka

Characteristic

IMW spouse (n,%)

IMW non-spouse caregiver(n,%)

N = 277

N = 188

Socio-demographic factors

  

Gender

  

Male

119 (42.9)

8 (4.3)

Female

158 (57.0)

180 (95.7)

Age

  

18-30

51 (18.5)

11 (5.9)

31-60

224 (81.2)

121 (64.7)

61-above

1 (0.7)

55 (29.4)

Ethnicity

  

Sinhala

201 (72.6)

151 (81.2)

Tamil

15 (5.4)

20 (10.7)

Muslim

51 (18.4)

14 (7.5)

Other

10 (3.6)

1 (0.5)

Education

  

No education

6 (2.2)

31 (16.6)

Primary

48 (17.3)

75 (40.1)

Secondary

223 (80.5)

81 (43.3)

Civil status

  

Married

274 (98.9)

133 (71.1)

Unmarried

2 (0.7)

8(4.3)

Widowed/divorced

1 (0.4)

46(24.6)

Employment

  

Non-employed

156(56.3)

141(75.4)

Employed

121(43.7)

46(24.6)

Family debt

  

Little or no debts

153 (55.2)

102(54.3)

Significant debts

124 (44.8)

84 (44.7)

Area of residence

  

Rural

185 (66.8)

140 (74.9)

Urban

92 (33.2)

47 (25.1)

Health-related factors

  

General health

  

Excellent

35 (12.6)

12 (6.4)

Fair

222 (80.1)

131 (69.7)

Poor

20 (7.2)

45 (23.9)

Current illness

  

Current diagnosed illness

72 (26.0)

100 (53.2)

No current illness

204 (73.6)

88 (46.8)

Healthcare visits-3 months

  

No visits

148 (53.4)

65 (34.6)

One or two visits

78 (28.2)

64 (34.0)

More than two visits

47 (17.0)

58 (30.8)

  1. IMW: International Migrant Worker.