From: Mental health first aid training for high school teachers: a cluster randomized trial
 | Intervention group | Control group | Mean diff./OR for pre vs follow-up by intervention interaction (95% CI) | ||
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 | Pre | Follow-up | Pre | Follow-up |  |
Mental Health Knowledge | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Recognition of depression % | 56.4 | 68.1 | 58.5 | 70.5 | 1.03 (0.67-1.59) |
Beliefs and Intentions About Where to Seek Help for Depression | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Help-seeking intentions - any adult source from 11 bullet point items1: mean (SD) | 3.79 (2.76) | 3.77 (2.91) | 3.67 (2.61) | 3.61 (2.81) | 0.01 (-0.30-0.32) |
Help-seeking intentions - all 11 adult source bullet point items above: % yes | 2.2 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 0.90 (0.31-2.58) |
Help-seeking intentions (all 5 items)2: % yes | 9.3 | 10.1 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 0.91 (0.49-1.70) |
Help-seeking beliefs (all 5 items)3: % helpful | 23.9 | 24.0 | 20.4 | 20.5 | 0.96 (0.61-1.52) |
Personal Stigma: % Strongly Disagree | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Could snap out of it | 12.5 | 16.5 | 13.9 | 19.9 | 0.84 (0.51-1.40) |
Personal weakness | 12.3 | 14.6 | 15.5 | 19.5 | 0.89 (0.51-1.56) |
Not real illness | 15.4 | 17.6 | 17.8 | 20.7 | 0.96 (0.60-1.55) |
People with that problem are dangerous | 12.9 | 12.8 | 16.4 | 13.9 | 1.25 (0.76-2.06) |
Best to avoid people with that problem | 34.7 | 33.6 | 36.4 | 38.1 | 0.85 (0.58-1.25) |
People with that problem are unpredictable | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 0.59 (0.25-1.41) |
If they had problem they would not tell anyone | 21.9 | 19.8 | 27.4 | 22.7 | 1.26 (0.81-1.96) |
Perceived Stigma: % ≥ Agree |  |  |  |  |  |
Other people think could snap out of it | 47.9 | 46.0 | 43.5 | 41.3 | 1.00 (0.71-1.42) |
Other people believe a sign of personal weakness | 52.2 | 53.0 | 52.5 | 46.9 | 1.42 (0.99-2.04) |
Other people believe not real illness | 43.1 | 41.4 | 46.2 | 38.6 | 1.33 (0.95-1.86) |
Other people believe they are dangerous | 37.4 | 38.2 | 39.0 | 34.4 | 1.34 (0.94-1.90) |
Other people would avoid people with that problem | 37.4 | 38.4 | 39.0 | 37.7 | 1.13 (0.79-1.61) |
Other people believe they are unpredictable | 44.1 | 47.6 | 53.7 | 48.2 | 1.64 (1.15-2.33)** |
Other people would not tell anyone | 48.0 | 47.6 | 48.4 | 46.0 | 1.07 (0.76-1.51) |
Help Received from Teacher | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Talked with staff member about mental health problem: % ≥ occasionally | 5.2 | 6.7 | 2.4 | 4.2 | 0.67 (0.28-1.62) |
Received information about mental health problems: % yes | 19.0 | 25.2 | 19.7 | 13.0 | 2.60 (1.68-4.05)*** |
Student Mental Health | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
SDQ 20-40 (abnormal) % | 9.1 | 9.6 | 7.0 | 10.3 | 0.51 (0.25-1.05) |
SDQ 16-40 (borderline-abnormal) % | 21.9 | 21.1 | 16.8 | 19.9 | 0.58 (0.33-1.01) |
SDQ Subscales | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Emotional symptoms 7-10 (abnormal) % | 9.4 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 0.84 (0.42-1.70) |
Conduct problems 5-10 (abnormal) % | 9.6 | 9.0 | 7.8 | 9.2 | 0.68 (0.35-1.32) |
Hyperactivity 7-10 (abnormal) % | 16.2 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 0.90 (0.52-1.57) |
Peer problems 6-10 (abnormal) % | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 0.55 (0.21-1.45) |
Prosocial behaviour 0-4 (abnormal) % | 10.8 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 1.09 (0.59-2.02) |