Table 1. Study sample characteristics at baseline, Sierra Leone, 2012.
Characteristic | No. (%) |
|
---|---|---|
Young peoplea (n = 436) | Caregivers (n = 204) | |
Demographic | ||
Female | 199 (45.6) | 107 (52.5) |
Literate | 207 (47.7) | 76 (37.8) |
War exposureb | ||
Displaced as result of war | 176 (40.4) | 150 (73.5) |
Friend or family member died due to war | 131 (31.1) | 148 (73.3) |
Witnessed violence or armed conflict | 73 (19.7) | 98 (48.0) |
Direct victim of violence | 57 (15.2) | 34 (16.8) |
a Aged 15 to 24 years.
b Questions about war exposure were not always answered by interviewees.