Table 3.
Baseline Characteristics by Condition (N = 102).
| Control (n = 60) |
READY-Nepal (n = 42) |
χ2, t | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (SD) | 14.25 (1.40) | 14.38 (1.13) | −0.50 |
| Female, n (%) | 28 (46.7) | 23 (54.8) | 0.65 |
| Caste, n (%) | 13.48 ** | ||
| Traditionally high-caste groups (Brahman, Chhetri) | 14 (23.3) | 3 (7.1) | |
| Traditionally low-caste groups (Dalit) | 3 (5.0) | 1 (2.4) | |
| Ethnic groups | 35 (58.3) | 38 (90.5) | |
| Other | 8 (13.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Clinical distress | |||
| Emotion regulation, mean (SD) | 20.68 (7.60) | 19.69 (7.43) | 0.66 |
| Anxiety, mean (SD) | 5.45 (3.11) | 5.05 (2.62) | 0.69 |
| Post-traumatic stress, mean (SD) | 5.35 (3.15) | 5.21 (2.75) | 0.23 |
| Functional impairment | 20.87 (5.28) | 18.52 (4.42) | 2.36 * |
| Resilience | 10.02 (3.75) | 10.19 (4.15) | −0.22 |
| Functional Coping | 23.50 (8.91) | 23.79 (8.30) | 2.32 |
| Dysfunctional Coping | 3.54 (2.19) | 3.41 (1.80) | −0.50 |
| Prior two weeks’ suicidal ideation, n (%) | 12 (20.0) | 7 (16.7) | 0.18 |
* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01.