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Table 6 Percentage agreeing to various statements about the persons in the vignettes

From: A mental health training program for community health workers in India: impact on knowledge and attitudes

 

Depression

 

Pre-course %

(95% C.I.)

Post-course %

(95% C.I.)

3 Month Follow-up %

(95% C.I.)

p-value*

People with this problem can snap out of it

64.6 (51.8-76.1)

56.1 (43.3-68.3)

53.0 (40.3-65.4)

0.281

This problem is a sign of personal weakness

84.8 (73.9-92.5)

89.4 (79.4-95.6)

62.1 (49.3-73.8)

< 0.001

This problem is not a real medical illness

54.5 (41.8-66.9)

51.5 (38.9-64.0)

59.1 (46.3-71.0)

0.636

People with this problem are dangerous

30.8 (19.9-43.4)

37.9 (26.2-50.7)

33.3 (22.2-46.0)

0.717

It is best to avoid people with this problem

21.2 (12.1-33.0)

6.1 (1.7-14.8)

4.5 (0.9-12.7)

0.001

People with this problem are erratic

77.3 (65.3-86.7)

90.9 (81.3-96.7)

80.3 (68.7-89.1)

0.054

I would not vote for a person with this problem

50.0 (37.4-62.6)

54.5 (41.8-66.9)

53.0 (40.3-65.4)

0.836

 

Psychosis

 

Pre-course %

(95% C.I.)

Post-course %

(95% C.I.)

3 Month Follow-up %

(95% C.I.)

p-value*

People with this problem can snap out of it

67.2 (54.3-78.4)

42.4 (30.3-55.2)

51.5 (38.9-64.0)

0.002

This problem is a sign of personal weakness

74.2 (62.0-84.2)

86.4 (75.7-93.6)

63.6 (50.9-75.1)

0.004

This problem is not a real medical illness

48.5 (36.0-61.1)

40.9 (29.0-53.7)

63.6 (50.9-75.1)

0.017

People with this problem are dangerous

44.6 (32.3-57.5)

40.9 (29.0-53.7)

45.5 (33.1-58.2)

0.828

It is best to avoid people with this problem

18.2 (9.8-29.6)

7.6 (2.5-16.8)

15.2 (7.5-26.1)

0.128

People with this problem are erratic

80.3 (68.7-89.1)

92.4 (83.2-97.5)

84.8 (73.9-92.5)

0.097

I would not vote for a person with this problem

48.5 (36.0-61.1)

60.6 (47.8-72.4)

57.6 (44.8-69.7)

0.217

  1. * Cochran Q-test.