Table 3.
Mean ratings for perceived usefulness of the advice on the leaflet, IDPs and existing residents
| Overall means (n = 1783) | Internally displaced 1271 (72.1%) | Existing residents 492 (27.9%) | t | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | Mean | s.d. | ||
| Overall usefulness | 1.93 | 0.75 | 1.99 | 0.71 | 1.78 | 0.81 | −5.06*** |
| What might you be experiencing | 2.02 | 0.79 | 2.08 | 0.76 | 1.86 | 0.88 | −4.77*** |
| What can you do to help yourself | 1.92 | 0.83 | 1.96 | 0.81 | 1.84 | 0.87 | −2.44* |
| What might your child be experiencing | 2.04 | 0.81 | 2.09 | 0.77 | 1.93 | 0.88 | −3.47** |
| What can you do to help your child | 2.06 | 0.82 | 2.10 | 0.79 | 1.95 | 0.88 | −3.36** |
Scale: 0, not at all to 3, a great deal.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.