Table 2 Training situation of participants by geographical regions
From: Workforce situation of the Chinese mental health care system: results from a cross-sectional study
| Â | Geographical Regions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | Total (N = 3824) | Eastern area (N = 1401) | Central area (N = 872) | Western area (N = 1551) | P |
Short-term training N (%) | Yes | 1919 (50.2) | 750 (53.5) | 452 (51.8) | 717 (46.2) | <  0.001 |
No | 1905 (49.8) | 651 (46.5) | 420 (48.2) | 834 (53.8) | Â | |
Long-term training N (%) | Yes | 988 (25.8) | 395 (28.2) | 255 (29.2) | 338 (21.8) | <  0.001 |
No | 2836 (74.2) | 1006 (71.8) | 617 (70.8) | 1213 (78.2) | Â | |
Self-experience N (%) | Yes | 1210 (31.6) | 423 (30.2) | 314 (36.0) | 473 (30.5) | <  0.001 |
No | 2614 (68.4) | 978 (69.8) | 558 (64.0) | 1078 (69.5) | Â | |
Supervision N (%) | Yes | 1177 (30.8) | 460 (32.8) | 302 (34.6) | 415 (26.8) | <  0.001 |
No | 2647 (69.2) | 941 (67.2) | 570 (65.4) | 1136 (73.2) | Â | |