Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study participants by group

Age

43.6

12.2

41.1

12.3

0.188

Gender

Male

39

44.8%

35

41.7%

0.677

Female

48

55.2%

49

58.3%

Years of experience as a school teacher

18.8

12.3

16.0

11.3

0.123

Types of school teachers

Class teacher

36

41.4%

35

41.7%

0.715

Managerial position teacher

24

27.6%

16

19.0%

Special needs teacher

9

10.3%

15

17.9%

Head teacher

6

6.9%

5

6.0%

School nurse-teacher

7

8.0%

6

7.1%

Nutrition teacher

1

1.1%

1

1.2%

Experience in special needs teaching

Yes

33

37.9%

38

45.2%

0.332

No

54

62.1%

46

54.8%

Experience in supporting parents with mental illness

Yes

60

69.0%

47

56.0%

0.079

No

27

31.0%

37

44.0%

Experience in supporting students with mental illness

Yes

40

46.0%

31

36.9%

0.229

No

47

54.0%

53

63.1%

Experience of learning about mental illness

Yes

24

27.6%

26

31.0%

0.629

No

63

72.4%

58

69.0%

History of someone close to you who has or is suspected of having a mental illness

Yes

34

39.1%

39

46.4%

0.331

No

53

60.9%

45

53.6%