Table 2 Prevalence (%) of anxiety and depressive symptoms across 8 conflict-affected districts (n = 8456) in Sri Lanka
|
Jaffna n = 1051 (%) |
Mannar n = 1026 (%) |
Vavuniya n = 1013 (%) |
Mullativu n = 1076 (%) |
Killinochi n = 1055 (%) |
Battcaloa n = 1137 (%) |
Puttalam n = 1112 (%) | Trincomalee n = 1016 (%) | F-adj P | Total (n = 8456) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety symptoms | |||||||||||
| 1 | Suddenly scared for no reason | 36 (3.5) | 57 (5) | 47 (4.3) | 28 (2.5) | 31 (2.7) | 68 (4.9) | 22 (2.3) | 50 (5.9) | 0.0067 | 339 (3.6) |
| 2 | Feeling fearful | 85 (8.3) | 133 (11) | 100 (9.4) | 84 (7.8) | 109 (9) | 111 (9.4) | 53 (4.7) | 85 (10.1) | 0.0013 | 760 (7.7) |
| 3 | Faintness, dizziness, or weakness | 226 (22.8) | 175 (17.4) | 161 (15.2) | 241 (22.4) | 235 (21) | 156 (12.8) | 121 (9.4) | 153 (17) | <0.0000 | 1468 (15.2) |
| 4 | Nervousness or shakiness inside | 147 (14.1) | 157 (14.4) | 134 (12) | 129 (12.4) | 146 (12.9) | 154 (12) | 37 (3.6) | 117 (11.3) | <0.0000 | 1021 (9.6) |
| 5 | Heart pounding or racing | 148 (14.2) | 141 (13.7) | 122 (11.3) | 155 (14.6) | 150 (12.9) | 140 (11.5) | 52 (5) | 113 (11.7) | <0.0000 | 1021 (10.1) |
| 6 | Trembling | 136 (12.7) | 153 (13.9) | 135 (12.8) | 109 (10.5) | 150 (13.1) | 137 (10.6) | 37 (2.9) | 117 (12.2) | <0.0000 | 974 (8.9) |
| 7 | Feeling tense or keyed up | 110 (10.2) | 128 (12.1) | 111 (9.9) | 106 (10.5) | 109 (8.7) | 131 (10.2) | 43 (4.5) | 104 (9.6) | <0.0000 | 842 (8.2) |
| 8 | Headaches | 344 (30.8) | 346 (32.3) | 292 (25.7) | 377 (33.1) | 380 (33.6) | 266 (20.7) | 190 (12.8) | 293 (25.8) | <0.0000 | 2488 (22.5) |
| 9 | Spells of terror or panic | 10 (1.1) | 11 (1.5) | 24 (3.2) | 22 (2.1) | 19 (1.7) | 32 (3.1) | 35 (4.5) | 32 (6.1) | 0.0003 | 185 (3.3) |
| 10 | Feeling restless, can't sit still | 102 (9.3) | 72 (6) | 67 (8.2) | 109 (10.6) | 129 (10.9) | 66 (5.2) | 61 (6.1) | 77 (11.5) | 0.015 | 683 (7.7) |
| Depressive symptoms | |||||||||||
| 11 | Feeling low in energy—slowed down | 171 (16.6) | 183 (17.1) | 150 (14.9) | 174 (16.9) | 166 (15.7) | 115 (10.1) | 97 (9) | 127 (14.2) | 0.0003 | 1183 (12.6) |
| 12 | Blaming yourself for things | 120 (10.8) | 113 (10.2) | 82 (7.9) | 129 (11.2) | 153 (12.7) | 114 (10) | 34 (2.7) | 95 (9.2) | <0.0000 | 840 (7.6) |
| 13 | Crying easily | 194 (15.7) | 232 (19.6) | 154 (14) | 226 (19.2) | 258 (20.8) | 195 (14.8) | 27 (1.6) | 153 (12) | <0.0000 | 1439 (10.7) |
| 14 | Loss of sexual interest or pleasure | 30 (2.6) | 34 (2.9) | 50 (5.9) | 21 (2.1) | 30 (2.4) | 45 (3.6) | 35 (4.3) | 63 (8.9) | 0.012 | 308 (4.2) |
| 15 | Poor appetite | 142 (13.3) | 147 (13.4) | 108 (10.1) | 95 (8.3) | 141 (12.3) | 102 (8.2) | 53 (4.1) | 123 (10.7) | <0.0000 | 911 (8.7) |
| 16 | Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep | 211 (20.9) | 218 (20.5) | 180 (17.1) | 204 (18.5) | 219 (19.3) | 206 (16.9) | 80 (6.4) | 157 (14.8) | <0.0000 | 1485 (14.2) |
| 17 | Feeling hopeless about the future | 109 (9.7) | 104 (8.8) | 88 (7.8) | 122 (11.2) | 120 (10.7) | 177 (16.8) | 31 (2.6) | 101 (10.1) | <0.0000 | 852 (8.2) |
| 18 | Feeling blue | 359 (34.3) | 358 (33.5) | 284 (25.7) | 485 (44.2) | 460 (41.5) | 236 (19.8) | 129 (7.5) | 255 (22) | <0.0000 | 2566 (21.5) |
| 19 | Feeling lonely | 193 (17.6) | 181 (16.5) | 195 (18.3) | 226 (20) | 251 (21) | 161 (13.5) | 117 (7.3) | 160 (14.9) | 0.0001 | 1484 (13.3) |
| 20 | Feeling trapped or caught | 25 (2.6) | 16 (1.3) | 15 (2) | 27 (2.8) | 29 (2.2) | 32 (2.6) | 14 (1.5) | 20 (3.1) | 0.126 | 178 (2.2) |
| 21 | Worrying too much about things | 366 (33.6) | 344 (31.7) | 229 (20.9) | 482 (43.7) | 428 (38.6) | 212 (17.2) | 100 (6.5) | 217 (19.5) | <0.0000 | 2378 (19.9) |
| 22 | Feeling no interest in things | 67 (6.8) | 86 (8.4) | 74 (6.9) | 65 (6) | 65 (5.5) | 97 (8.2) | 29 (2.8) | 72 (8.5) | 0.0001 | 555 (5.8) |
| 23 | Thoughts of ending your life | 30 (3) | 42 (3.3) | 42 (5) | 19 (1.5) | 19 (1.9) | 55 (4.4) | 18 (2) | 40 (5.7) | 0.0003 | 265 (3.2) |
| 24 | Feeling everything is an effort | 953 (91.2) | 915 (90) | 746 (68.2) | 1004 (94) | 971 (92.2) | 735 (64.2) | 416 (26) | 735 (61.8) | <0.0000 | 6475 (60) |
| 25 | Feelings of worthlessness | 839 (81.5) | 846 (82.3) | 671 (62) | 873 (82.9) | 850 (82.4) | 721 (64) | 310 (16.2) | 710 (59.2) | <0.0000 | 5820 (52.7) |