Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population.
| Characteristics | Link intervention (n=205) | Control (n=208) | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||
| Female | 171 (83.4) | 173 (83.2) | |
| Othera | 3 (1.5) | 4 (1.9) | |
| Education, n (%) | |||
| Completed secondary school | 104 (50.7) | 99 (47.6) | |
| Higher education | 90 (43.9) | 95 (45.7) | |
| Working status, n (%)b | |||
| Yes | 107 (52.2) | 117 (56.3) | |
| Absent study days, n (%) | |||
| Yes | 58 (28.3) | 71 (34.1) | |
| K10c categories, n (%) | |||
| Mild | 28 (13.7) | 39 (18.7) | |
| Moderate | 38 (18.5) | 26 (12.5) | |
| Severe | 94 (45.8) | 96 (46.2) | |
| Physical health self-rating, n (%) | |||
| Some symptoms but no disease | 87 (42.4) | 85 (40.9) | |
| Minor illness | 24 (11.7) | 38 (18.3) | |
| Moderate to severe | 24 (11.7) | 24 (11.5) | |
| Mental health self-rating, n (%) | |||
| Some symptoms but no disease | 68 (33.2) | 60 (28.9) | |
| Minor illness | 34 (16.6) | 48 (23.1) | |
| Moderate to severe | 76 (37.1) | 72 (34.6) | |
| Online mental health services search in the last 2 weeks, n (%)d | |||
| Yes | 79 (38.5) | 54 (26.0) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 20.89 (2.32) | 21.30 (2.38) | |
| Utility score, mean (SD) | 0.56 (0.26) | 0.56 (0.26) | |
aOther includes transgender and agender participants.
bEmployment includes paid and unpaid (volunteer) workers.
cK10: Kessler-10.
dP=.01.