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Table 2 Participant characteristics at baseline (n = 140)

From: What’s wrong with John? a randomised controlled trial of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training with nursing students

Demographic characteristics

Intervention n (%)

Control n (%)

Total (%)

P value

Gender

   

0.434

 Male

8 (13.6)

15 (18.5)

23 (16.4)

 

 Female

51 (86.4)

66 (81.5)

117 (83.6)

 

Age

   

0.921

 18–24

47 (79.6)

59 (72.8)

106 (75.7)

 

 25–30

6 (10.2)

10 (12.3)

16 (11.4)

 

 31–35

1 (1.7)

6 (7.4)

7 (5)

 

 36–40

2 (3.4)

1 (1.2)

3 (2.1)

 

 41+

3 (5.1)

5 (6)

8 (5.7)

 

Student status

   

0.412

 Domestic Student

34 (57.6)

41 (50.6)

75 (53.6)

 

 International Student

25 (42.4)

40 (49.4)

65 (46.4)

 

Enrolment Status

   

0.400

 Full time

54 (91.5)

77 (95.1)

131 (93.6)

 

 Part time

5 (8.5)

4 (4.9)

9 (6.4)

 

Previous mental health training

   

0.177

 Yes

3 (5.1)

1 (1.2)

4 (2.9)

 

 No

56 (94.9)

80 (98.8)

136 (97.1)