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Table 2 Variables measured across time points

From: Improving the capacity of community-based workers in Australia to provide initial assistance to Iraqi refugees with mental health problems: an uncontrolled evaluation of a Mental Health Literacy Course

Variable measured

Pre-training

Post-training

6-month

Demographics

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Recognition of PTSD

✓

✓

✓

Recognition of depression

✓

✓

✓

Knowledge of helpfulness of interventions for PTSD and depression

✓

✓

✓

Social distance towards PTSD and depression

✓

✓

✓

Stigma towards PSTD and depression

 1. Weak-not-sick subscale

✓

✓

✓

 2. Dangerous/unpredictable subscale

✓

✓

✓

Offer help to a person with PTSD and depression related problems

✓

✓

✓

Confidence helping a person with PTSD and depression related problems

✓

✓

✓

Helping intentions

✓

✓

✓

General mental health knowledge

✓

✓

✓

Helping behaviours

✓

 

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