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Table 2 Baseline participant characteristics

From: Does Mental Health First Aid training improve the mental health of aid recipients? The training for parents of teenagers randomised controlled trial

 

YMHFA (n = 170)

PFA (n = 152)

p

Parent

 Family situation %

  

.675

  Child living with both parents

71.8

75.7

 

  Parents separated but both involved in care of child

12.9

9.2

 

  Parents separated but only respondent involved in care of child

7.1

5.3

 

  Sole parent

6.5

6.6

 

  Other (e.g. grandparents)

1.8

3.3

 

Married/defacto %

74.1

80.9

.146

Female %

89.4

86.8

.476

Tertiary education %

56.6

50.7

.294

Speaks only English at home %

85.9

79.6

.135

Not Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander %

99.4

98.7

.209

Employed full or part time %

66.5

71.7

.310

Studying status %

  

.185

 Full-time

2.9

3.9

 

 Part-time

16.5

11.2

 

 Not studying

11.2

18.4

 

 Unknown

69.4

66.4

 

Age M (SD)

45.2 (5.54)

45.1 (5.69)

.867

Number of children M (SD)

2.2 (0.8)

2.3 (1.0)

.282

Child

 Female %

58.8

52.0

.217

 Health issue %

26.5

27.0

.919

 Age M (SD)

13.3 (1.11)

13.3 (1.08)

.949