Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of study participants by group
| Baseline characteristics | Intervention group (n = 87) | Control group (n = 84) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M n | SD (%) | M n | SD (%) | p | ||
| Age | 43.6 | 12.2 | 41.1 | 12.3 | 0.188 | |
| Gender | Male | 39 | 44.8% | 35 | 41.7% | 0.677 |
| Female | 48 | 55.2% | 49 | 58.3% | ||
| Years of experience as a school teacher | 18.8 | 12.3 | 16.0 | 11.3 | 0.123 | |
| Types of school teachers | Class teacher | 36 | 41.4% | 35 | 41.7% | 0.715 |
| Managerial position teacher | 24 | 27.6% | 16 | 19.0% | ||
| Special needs teacher | 9 | 10.3% | 15 | 17.9% | ||
| Head teacher | 6 | 6.9% | 5 | 6.0% | ||
| School nurse-teacher | 7 | 8.0% | 6 | 7.1% | ||
| Nutrition teacher | 1 | 1.1% | 1 | 1.2% | ||
| Experience in special needs teaching | Yes | 33 | 37.9% | 38 | 45.2% | 0.332 |
| No | 54 | 62.1% | 46 | 54.8% | ||
| Experience in supporting parents with mental illness | Yes | 60 | 69.0% | 47 | 56.0% | 0.079 |
| No | 27 | 31.0% | 37 | 44.0% | ||
| Experience in supporting students with mental illness | Yes | 40 | 46.0% | 31 | 36.9% | 0.229 |
| No | 47 | 54.0% | 53 | 63.1% | ||
| Experience of learning about mental illness | Yes | 24 | 27.6% | 26 | 31.0% | 0.629 |
| No | 63 | 72.4% | 58 | 69.0% | ||
| History of someone close to you who has or is suspected of having a mental illness | Yes | 34 | 39.1% | 39 | 46.4% | 0.331 |
| No | 53 | 60.9% | 45 | 53.6% | ||
*P-values: t-test for continuous variables, Fisher's exact test for types of school teachers, Chi-square test for other categorical variables