Table 3.

Health characteristics and post migration difficulties of the decedent Bhutanese refugees, Feb 2009–2012

N = 14	Health characteristics	n (%)
General health	Excellent/good	9 (64)
	Fair/poor	5 (36)
Time from arrival to US (months)	Median (SD)
Male		7.4 (9)
Female		1.3 (1)
Use of drugs	Yes	2 (14)
	No	10 (72)
	Don’t know	2 (14)
Drink alcohol	Yes	3 (21)
	No	11 (69)
Treatment of mental health condition	Yes	2 (13)
	No	12 (80)
Previous suicide attempt	Yes	3 (21)
	No	10 (71)
	Don’t know	1 (7)
Previous suicide in subject’s family	Yes	3 (20)
	No	9 (64)
	Don’t know	2 (13)
Family history of mental health condition	Yes	1 (7)
	No	11 (79)
	Don’t know	2 (14)
N = 14	Post migration difficulties	n (%)
Language barriers		10 (71)
Worries about family back at home		8 (57)
Having a person to confide in		7 (50)
Separation from family		6 (43)
Difficulty maintaining cultural and religious traditions		6 (43)
Inability to pay living expenses		5 (36)
Poor access to counseling services		4 (29)
Being unable to find work		4 (29)
Poor access to healthcare		3 (21)
Insufficient help from government		3 (21)
Lack of religious community		3 (21)
Insufficient help from charities or other agencies		2 (14)
Increased family conflict		2 (14)
Lack of community structures for resolving family disputes		1 (7)
Discrimination		0

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