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Table 2 Pre-departure Characteristics of the study participants

From: Common mental disorders and its associated factors and mental health care services for Ethiopian labour migrants returned from Middle East countries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Pre-departure Situation

Number

Percept (95% CI)

Knowledge of destination country’s language

 Yes

70

13.5% (95% CI= 10.6,16.6)

 No

447

86.5% (95% CI=83.4, 89.4)

Knowledge of destination country’s culture

 Yes

71

13.7%(95% CI=10.6, 16.8)

 No

446

86.3%(95% CI=83.2, 89.4)

Knowledge about the type of works supposed to do

 Yes

67

13.0%(95% CI=10.0, 16.4)

 No

450

87.0%(95% CI=83.6,90.0)

Had the required skill for the work supposed to do

 Yes

57

11.0%(95% CI=8.3, 14.1)

 No

460

89.0%(95% CI=85.9, 91.7)

Family pressure to migrate

 Yes

55

10.6%(95% CI=8.1, 13.2)

 No

462

89.4%(95% CI=86.8, 91.9)

Loan for the journey

 Yes

249

48.2%(95% CI=44.1, 52.2)

 No

268

51.8%(95% CI=47.8, 55.9)

Presence of mentally ill person in the family

 Yes

14

2.7%(95% CI=1.4, 4.3)

 No

503

97.3%(95% CI=95.7, 98.6)