The aftermath of war; mental health, substance use and their correlates with social support and resilience among adolescents in a post-conflict region of Sri Lanka

Table 1 Distribution of respondents by socio-demographic characteristics

Variables	Males		Females		Both Sexes
Age group (In years)	n	%	n	%	n	%
12–14 years	134	46.2	113	38.3	247	42.2
15–16 years	75	25.9	100	33.9	175	29.9
17–19 years	81	27.9	82	27.8	163	27.9
	n = 290		n = 295		n = 585
Ethnicity
Tamil	264	91.0	273	92.5	537	91.8
Sinhala	26	9.0	22	7.5	48	8.2
	n = 290		n = 295		n = 585
District Secretariat Division
Vavuniya North	22	7.6	26	8.8	48	8.2
Vavuniya South	26	9.0	22	7.5	48	8.2
Vavuniya	196	67.6	197	66.8	393	67.2
Vengalacheddikulam	46	15.9	50	16.9	96	16.4
	n = 290		n = 295		n = 585
Dropped out of school
Yes	29	10.0	23	7.8	52	8.9
No	261	90.0	272	92.2	533	91.1
	n = 290		n = 295		n = 585
Mother’s availability at home
Yes	261	90.0	267	90.5	528	90.3
No	29	10.0	28	9.5	57	9.7
	n = 290		n = 295		n = 585
Father’s availability at home
Yes	224	77.2	216	73.2	440	75.2
No	66	22.8	78	26.4	144	24.6
	n = 290		n = 294		n = 584

ISSN: 1753-2000