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Table 2 Prevalence of mental disorder in IDPs at baseline, in those remaining in displacement and return migrants at 12 month follow-up

From: Changes in mental disorder prevalence among conflict-affected populations: a prospective study in Sri Lanka (COMRAID-R)

Mental disorder

Prevalence % (95% CI)

Differences in prevalence (95% CI)*

 

1. Baseline sample (2011)

2. Previous participants still displaced in 2012

3. Return migrants recruited in 2012

Groups 1 and 2

Groups 1 and 3

Groups 2 and 3

Total sample

(N = 450)

(N = 324)

(N = 242)

   

Any CMD

18.8 (15.2–22.5)

8.6 (5.6–11.7)

10.3 (6.5–14.1)

-10.2 (-14.9,-3.4)

-8.5 (-13.7,-3.2)

-1.7 (-6.5, 3.1)

Somatoform

14.0 (10.7–17.9)

5.9 (3.3–8.4)

9.5 (5.8–13.2)

-8.1 (-12.2,-4.0)

-4.5 (-9.3, 0.3)

-3.6 (-8.0, 0.8)

Major depression

5.1 (3.2–7.7)

2.2 (0.6–3.8)

0.8 (0.03–1.9)

-2.9 (-5.4,-0.3)

-4.3 (-6.6,-1.9)

-1.4 (-3.3, 0.5)

Other depression

7.3 (5.3–10.3)

2.5 (0.5–3.2)

4.1 (1.6–6.4)

-4.8 (-7.7,-1.8)

-3.2 (-6.6, 0.2)

-1.6 (-4.6, 1.4)

Anxiety

1.3 (0.4–2.9)

0.3 (0.01–0.9)

0.4 (0.04–1.2)

-1.0 (-2.2, 0.2)

-0.9 (-2.2, 0.4)

-0.1 (-1.1, 0.8)

PTSD

2.4 (1.2–4.3)

0.3 (0.01–0.9)

1.6 (0.4–3.2)

-2.1 (-3.6,-0.5)

-0.8 (-2.9, 1.3)

-1.3 (-2.9, 0.3)

CMD present**

(N = 85)

(N = 28)

(N = 25)

   

Somatoform

72.9 (63.4–82.3)

67.8 (50.4–85.1)

92.0 (81.4–100.0)

   

Major depression

27.0 (17.6–36.4)

25.0 (8.9–41.0)

8.0 (2.6–18.6)

   

Other depression

45.9 (35.3–56.4)

28.5 (11.7–45.2)

40.0 (20.7–59.2)

   

Anxiety

31.7 (21.8–41.6)

3.6 (3.3–10.5)

4.0 (3.6–11.7)

   

PTSD

8.2 (2.4–14.0)

3.6 (3.3–10.5)

4.0 (3.6–11.7)

   
  1. *Statistically significant differences in prevalence are indicated in bold font.
  2. **Prevalence difference were not calculated due to small sample sizes.