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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics (teachers N = 411 & students N = 400)

From: A comparison of knowledge and attitude toward mental illness among secondary school students and teachers

Variable

Students

Variable

Teachers

n

%

n

%

Cisgender

  

Cisgender

  

 Male

165

41.3

 Male

151

36.7

 Female

235

58.8

 Female

260

63.3

Monthly family income (OMR)

  

Monthly income (OMR)

  

 Less than 500

142

35.5

 Less than 500

0

0

 500–999

156

39.0

 500–999

212

51.6

 1000–1499

64

16.0

 1000–1499

139

33.8

 1500–2000

38

9.5

 1500–2000

60

14.6

Self-report of mental illness

  

Self-report of mental illness

  

 No

394

98.5

 No

400

97.3

 Yes

6

1.5

 Yes

11

2.7

Family member with a mental illness

  

Family member with a mental illness

  

 No

379

94.8

 No

378

92

 Yes

21

5.3

 Yes

33

8

Friend with a mental illness

  

Friend with a mental illness

  

 No

389

97.3

 No

356

86.6

 Yes

11

2.8

 Yes

55

13.4

Had a course about mental illness

  

Had a course about mental illness

  

 No

328

82

 No

384

93.4

 Yes

72

18

 Yes

27

6.6

Knowledge related to mental illness

  

Knowledge related to mental illness

  

 < 60

216

54.0

 < 60

68

16.5

 60–69

94

23.5

 60–69

115

28.0

 70–79

51

12.8

 70–79

130

31.6

 80–89

16

4.0

 80–89

61

14.8

 90–100

23

5.8

 90–100

37

9.0

Positive attitude

  

Positive attitude

  

 Low

11

2.8

 Low

28

6.8

 Minor

148

37

 Minor

187

45.5

 Moderate

172

43

 Moderate

127

30.9

 High

69

17.3

 High

69

16.8

 

m

SD

 

m

SD

Age

16.9

0.95

Age

33.1

6.9

Knowledge scale

10.5

4.0

Knowledge scale

13.7

2.2

Positive attitudes

36.8

6.4

Positive attitudes

34.8

6.24