Table 4.

Changes in confidence and help provided to others.

Outcome	MHFA group	Control group	P-value for group × time interaction
% Feeling confident in helping someone ("moderately", "quite a lot" or "extremely")			.001
Pre-test	54.5%	49.7%
Follow-up	74.5%	57.4%
Change (95% CI)	20.0% (12.6 to 27.4)	7.7% (1.3 to 14.1)
% Had contact with anyone with mental health problem			.157
Pre-test	71.5%	70.8%
Follow-up	72.9%	65.6%
Change (95% CI)	1.4% (-6.9 to 9.6)	-5.2% (-13.5 to 3.1)
% Provided help ("some" or "a lot")			.525
Pre-test	37.0%	37.5%
Follow-up	39.0%	36.2%
Change (95% CI)	2.0% (-5.5 to 9.6)	-1.3% (-9.6 to 6.9)
% Advised professional help			.007
Pre-test	28.1%	27.1%
Follow-up	29.4%	16.8%
Change (95% CI)	1.4% (-6.8 to 9.5)	-10.3% (-18.0 to -2.6)