Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the intention-to-treat population
| Control group (n=125) | Intervention group (n=125) | Total (n=250) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Females | 38 (30%) | 38 (30%) | 76 (30%) | |
| Males | 87 (70%) | 87 (70%) | 174 (70%) | |
| Age, years | 15·59 (1·68) | 15·63 (1·68) | 15·61 (1·68) | |
| School grade | ||||
| Ninth | 52 (42%) | 58 (46%) | 110 (44%) | |
| Tenth | 36 (29%) | 31 (25%) | 67 (27%) | |
| Eleventh | 8 (6%) | 8 (6%) | 16 (6%) | |
| Twelfth | 29 (23%) | 28 (22%) | 57 (23%) | |
| Primary caregiver education* | ||||
| No formal education | 25/108 (23%) | 25/111 (23%) | 50/219 (23%) | |
| Completed primary school | 3/108 (3%) | 2/111 (2%) | 5/219 (2%) | |
| Completed secondary school | 56/108 (52%) | 57/111 (51%) | 113/219 (52%) | |
| Completed higher secondary and above | 24/108 (22%) | 27/111 (24%) | 51/219 (23%) | |
| Primary caregiver occupation† | ||||
| Not employed outside the home | 45/118 (38%) | 46/118 (39%) | 91/236 (39%) | |
| Manual | 59/118 (50%) | 52/118 (44%) | 111/236 (47%) | |
| Office clerical | 9/118 (8%) | 5/118 (4%) | 14/236 (6%) | |
| Professional | 3/118 (3%) | 4/118 (3%) | 7/236 (3%) | |
| Other | 2/118 (2%) | 11/118 (9%) | 13/236 (6%) | |
| SDQ Total Difficulties score‡ | 23·12 (3·01) | 23·22 (3·31) | 23·17 (3·16) | |
| SDQ Impact score‡ | 5·20 (2·37) | 5·38 (2·41) | 5·29 (2·38) | |
| SDQ Internalising symptoms subscale score‡ | 11·96 (2·45) | 12·09 (2·49) | 12·02 (2·47) | |
| SDQ Externalising symptoms subscale score‡ | 11·16 (2·40) | 11·14 (2·37) | 11·15 (2·38) | |
| SDQ Chronicity‡ | ||||
| 1–5 months | 41/124 (33%) | 35 (28%) | 76/249 (31%) | |
| 6–12 months | 17/124 (14%) | 22 (18%) | 39/249 (16%) | |
| Over 12 months | 66/124 (53%) | 68 (54%) | 134/249 (54%) | |
| YTP score | 7·35 (2·06) | 7·24 (2·24) | 7·30 (2·14) | |
| PSS-4 score | 9·22 (2·47) | 9·04 (2·49) | 9·13 (2·48) | |
| SWEMWBS score | 20·92 (5·28) | 20·50 (4·82) | 20·71 (5·05) | |
Data are n (%), mean (SD), or n/N (%). SDQ=Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. YTP=Youth Top Problems measure. PSS-4=Perceived Stress Scale 4-item version. SWEMWBS=Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale.
Primary caregiver refers to adult with joint or sole caring responsibility in the index adolescent's household. In the control group, this was based on 35 fathers, 61 mothers, eight brothers, and four sisters. In the intervention group, this was based on 30 fathers, 55 mothers, 16 brothers, and ten sisters.
In the control group, this was based on 38 fathers, 68 mothers, eight brothers, and four sisters. In the intervention group, this was based on 30 fathers, 61 mothers, 16 brothers, and 11 sisters.
Baseline SDQ was missing for one participant in the control group.