Table 2.

Pre-departure Characteristics of the study participants

Pre-departure Situation	Number	Percept (95% CI)
Knowledge of destination country’s language
Yes	70	13.5% (95% CI= 10.6,16.6)
No	447	86.5% (95% CI=83.4, 89.4)
Knowledge of destination country’s culture
Yes	71	13.7%(95% CI=10.6, 16.8)
No	446	86.3%(95% CI=83.2, 89.4)
Knowledge about the type of works supposed to do
Yes	67	13.0%(95% CI=10.0, 16.4)
No	450	87.0%(95% CI=83.6,90.0)
Had the required skill for the work supposed to do
Yes	57	11.0%(95% CI=8.3, 14.1)
No	460	89.0%(95% CI=85.9, 91.7)
Family pressure to migrate
Yes	55	10.6%(95% CI=8.1, 13.2)
No	462	89.4%(95% CI=86.8, 91.9)
Loan for the journey
Yes	249	48.2%(95% CI=44.1, 52.2)
No	268	51.8%(95% CI=47.8, 55.9)
Presence of mentally ill person in the family
Yes	14	2.7%(95% CI=1.4, 4.3)
No	503	97.3%(95% CI=95.7, 98.6)