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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 24)

From: Feasibility and acceptability of brief individual interpersonal psychotherapy among university students with mental distress in Ethiopia

Variable

Number

Percent

Marital status

  

 Single

19

79.2

 Married

2

8.3

 In relationship

3

12.5

Age

  

 Mean (Standard deviation)

20.67 (1.49)

 

Perceived cause of mental distress

  

 Grief

3

12.5

 Conflict

9

37.5

 Life change/role transition

9

37.5

 Conflict and life change

2

8.3

 Loss and life change

1

4.2

Did not received treatment from traditional healer during the study period

100

100

 Problem has been present continuously for 2 or more years

  

  Yes

12

50

 Had ideas of suicide in the past month

  

  Yes

9

37.5

 Had plan of suicide in the past month

  

  Yes

1

4.2

 Had thoughts of harming others in the past month

  

  Yes

6

25.0

  Is the client fit for IPT-E?

  

  Yes

24

100