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

Table 3 Demographic characteristics of participants

Characteristics	Pre- and post-training (n = 86)	%	Follow-up (n = 45)	%
Gender
Male	15	17.400	6	13.300
Female	71	82.600	39	86.700
Age in years, mean (SD)	44.1 (12.70)	–	45.79 (12.67)
Qualifications
Certificate	11	12.800	8	17.800
Diploma	13	15.100	7	15.600
Degree	45	52.300	20	44.400
Postgraduate	17	19.800	10	22.200
Employment Sector
Government	33	38.400	23	51.100
Non-Government	53	61.600	22	48.900
Type of Role
Community Worker Assisting Resettlement	28	32.600	7	15.600
English Tutor	26	30.200	16	35.600
High School Teacher	32	37.200	22	48.900
Country of Birth
Australia	23	26.700	14	31.100
Middle East	21	24.400	11	24.400
Other	42	48.800	20	44.400

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