Table 2.

War-Related General Problems as assessed by the War-Related General Problems section of the Penn/RESIST/Peradeniya War Problems Questionnaire (n= 337)

	Percentage who endorsed this item (%)
Family Problems
Family member strain	54.9
Insufficient support from relatives	48.7
Child care stress	48.4
No steady life because of duties towards family	46.6
Dependent on family	27.9
Unable to get children married/give dowry	26.7
Lack of caretakers	23.7
Problems with marriage plans	11
Alcohol abuse by family members	10.7
Alcohol abuse by self	9.2
Not having any children though wanted to have them	7.4
Economic Problems
Unable to work	93.8
Lack of money	91.4
Loss of material goods	86.1
Financial debt	82.8
Loss of house/land	77.2
Loss of work equipment	73
Social Problems
Fear of death (from bombs/land mines/armed groups)	65.6
Inability to travel	63.5
Stress due to relocation	58.2
Being alone	55.8
Fear of being kidnapped	49.3
Not being able to talk freely	46
Not having official documents	33.5
Living with others	32
Isolated from society	31.8
Unable to participate in cultural events	21.1
Not cared for by society	19.6
Having to give bribes to get basic services	16.9
Living in a camp	11
Not being able to get married	7.4
Problems with neighbors or others in the camp	6.2
Fear of sexual abuse due to being a widow	5.9
Unable to get married due to stigma	3.3
Lack of Basic Needs
Lack of proper security	62.3
Losing your rights	59.9
Lack of medical facilities	59.9
Lack of food	54.9
Lack of clothes	53.4
Lack of fuel	49
Not being able to obtain education	40.1
Lack of water	34.4
Problems in maintaining cleanliness	30.9
Physical Problems
Aches	73.3
Headaches	64.4
Shivering	41.8
Cardiovascular problems	33.8
Eye problems	33.5
Limb problems	32.3
War injuries	21.1
Loss of teeth	17.8
Burns/boils	15.4
Fractures	14.8
Being deaf	10.1
Head injury	10.1
Kidney problems	7.1
Loss of arms or legs of a child or spouse or breadwinner due to landmine	4.2