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. 2020 Mar 6;20:69. doi: 10.1186/s12909-020-1983-2

Table 3.

Ten categories of help offered

Category of help offered Total (%)
1. Spent time listening to their problem 39 (50.64)
2. Helped to calm them down 4 (5.19)
3. Talked to them about suicidal thoughts 1 (1.29)
4. Recommended they seek professional help 11 (14.28)
5. Recommended self-help strategies 5 (6.49)
6. Gave them information about their problem 9 (11.68)
7. Gave them information about local services 3 (3.89)
8. Made an appointment for them with services 4 (5.19)
9. Referred them to books or websites about their problem 0 (0)
10. Other 58 (75.32)