Table 3 Measures of Mental Health Literacy across time
Variables | Pre-training | Post-training | p-value (McNemar test) | p value (Wilcoxon signed-rank test) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Recognition of mental illness | ||||
  Problem recognised as ‘PTSD’ (%) | 51 | 61.5 | 0.125 | – |
  Problem recognised as ‘mental health problem’ (%) | 62.7 | 80.8 | 0.035 | – |
 Treatment knowledge | ||||
  Concordant treatment practices thought to be helpful (mean, SD) | 6.38 (1.22) | 6.73 (1.26) | – | 0.061 |
  Discordant treatment practices thought to be helpful (mean, SD) | 0.13 (0.34) | 0.13 (0.34) | – | 1.0 |
  Culturally informed treatment practices thought to be helpful (mean, SD) | 3.96 (1.99) | 4.39 (1.94) | – | 0.086 |
 Medications | ||||
  Treatment with antidepressant thought to be helpful (%) | 60 | 82.4 | 0.000 | – |
  Treatment with vitamins thought to be helpful (%) | 55.1 | 54.9 | 1.0 | – |
 Negative attitudes towards mental illness | ||||
 Personal stigma (mean, SD) | ||||
  Weak-not-sick subscale | 1.88 (0.80) | 1.86 (0.88) | – | 0.480 |
  I would not tell anybody subscale | 1.98 (1.05) | 1.75 (1.04) | – | 0.111 |
  Dangerous/unpredictable subscale | 2.07 (0.79) | 1.90 (0.79) | – | 0.089 |
  Desire for social distance (mean, SD) | 9.31 (2.29) | 8.62 (2.52) | – | 0.042 |
  Support and helping advice | 1.90 (0.82) | 2.24 (0.95) | – | 0.032 |