Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of the sample
|  | Pre- and Post-intervention (n = 390) | 3-month follow-up (n = 324) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Gender | ||||
 Female | 235 | 60.3 | 197 | 60.8 |
 Male | 155 | 39.7 | 127 | 39.2 |
Ethnicity | ||||
 Chinese | 323 | 82.8 | 272 | 84.0 |
 Others | 67 | 17.2 | 52 | 16.0 |
Family or friends with mental illnessa | ||||
 Yes | 166 | 42.6 | 134 | 41.4 |
 No | 224 | 57.4 | 190 | 58.6 |
Past experience in mental health fieldab | ||||
 Yes | 86 | 22.1 | 75 | 23.1 |
 No | 301 | 77.2 | 247 | 76.2 |
| Â | Mean | S.D. | Mean | S.D. |
Age (in years) | 22.28 | 2.26 | 22.25 | 2.24 |