Field Experience – Sri Lanka•Field work 15th July – 31 August•1 coordinator, 10 enumerators, 2 supervisors, data entry and verification staff•Unedited data ready by 31 August•Edited data file 30 Sept

•1000 individuals interviewed:•40% Males; 60% Females

Age structure

• 5 -9 - 10.8 %• 10-19 – 17.1 %• 20-29 – 12.3 %• 30-39 – 17.6 %• 40-49 – 166 %• 50-59 – 121 %• 60 + - 13.5 %

Prevalence rates by Domains

Anxiety % Depression %

Male 14 6Female 24 17

Anxiety and Depression by Sex

Few Important things

• Go beyond data collection – Help people to contact proper channels

• More training for enumerators in health aspects

• Census department, Health Ministry and Social Services Ministry should get together