Table 2 Regression analyses to assess pre/post changes in mental health-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in Ghana (n = 806)

 Post

−0.15 (− 0.30,0.00)

0.050

0.88 (0.65, 1.21)

0.432

0.56 (0.38, 0.82)

0.003

0.11 (− 0.04, 0.27)

0.134

0.29 (0.14, 0.43)

< 0.001

 Pre (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 F

−0.03 (− 0.17, 0.11)

0.699

1.26 (0.94, 1.71)

0.128

1.20 (0.83, 1.73)

0.331

−0.02 (− 0.16, 0.13)

0.801

− 0.10 (− 0.24, 0.04)

0.156

 M (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 18–25

−0.29 (− 0.46, − 0.12)

0.001

1.10 (0.76, 1.59)

0.623

0.79 (0.51, 1.24)

0.305

0.04 (−0.14, 0.21)

0.682

−0.09 (− 0.26, 0.08)

0.290

 26–34 (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Student

0.28 (0.11, 0.45)

0.002

0.99 (0.69, 1.43)

0.964

1.23 (0.79, 1.91)

0.357

0.00 (− 0.18, 0.18)

0.999

−0.12 (− 0.29, 0.05)

0.172

 Not working

0.34 (0.08, 0.59)

0.009

1.14 (0.67, 1.95)

0.626

1.39 (0.70, 2.76)

0.346

−0.02 (− 0.28, 0.23)

0.871

0.15 (− 0.10, 0.39)

0.235

 Working (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Yes

−0.10 (− 0.31, 0.11)

0.353

2.16 (1.37, 3.41)

0.001

1.08 (0.64, 1.83)

0.773

0.19 (−0.02, 0.40)

0.079

0.09 (−0.11, 0.29)

0.381

 No (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Yes

−0.03 (− 0.18, 0.13)

0.743

1.19 (0.86, 1.64)

0.288

1.09 (0.74, 1.61)

0.659

−0.16 (− 0.31, 0.00)

0.048

0.04 (− 0.11, 0.19)

0.643

 No (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Catholic/Anglican

0.13 (−0.16, 0.41)

0.387

1.26 (0.69, 2.29)

0.450

1.23 (0.58, 2.58)

0.591

0.20 (−0.09, 0.49)

0.184

0.26 (−0.02, 0.55)

0.066

 Presbyterian, Baptist, Methodist

0.11 (− 0.10, 0.32)

0.301

1.19 (0.77, 1.84)

0.434

0.98 (0.58, 1.67)

0.939

−0.14 (− 0.35, 0.07)

0.190

0.23 (0.03, 0.44)

0.027

 Seventh-Day Adventist (SDA)

−0.16 (− 0.67, 0.34)

0.528

1.12 (0.39, 3.20)

0.835

1.68 (0.36, 7.88)

0.513

0.05 (−0.46, 0.56)

0.856

−0.21 (− 0.71, 0.28)

0.394

 Other Christians

0.09 (−0.09, 0.27)

0.312

1.53 (1.04, 2.24)

0.029

0.80 (0.50, 1.27)

0.343

−0.07 (− 0.25, 0.12)

0.479

0.31 (0.13, 0.49)

0.001

 Islam

0.12 (−0.12, 0.35)

0.337

1.81 (1.08, 3.04)

0.023

1.10 (0.59, 2.06)

0.766

−0.09 (− 0.33, 0.15)

0.481

0.10 (− 0.13, 0.33)

0.409

 No religion

−0.24 (− 0.80, 0.31)

0.393

0.43 (0.13, 1.48)

0.183

0.32 (0.10, 1.04)

0.058

−0.01 (− 0.57, 0.55)

0.973

0.54 (− 0.00, 1.08)

0.051

 Other religion

0.13 (−0.50, 0.76)

0.682

1.06 (0.29, 3.92)

0.933

1.43 (0.28, 7.17)

0.666

−0.23 (− 0.86, 0.41)

0.485

0.07 (− 0.55, 0.68)

0.833

 Pentecostal/Charismatic (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Junior High or lower

0.02 (−0.27, 0.31)

0.894

1.29 (0.70, 2.40)

0.414

1.58 (0.74, 3.39)

0.240

−0.13 (− 0.42, 0.17)

0.395

− 0.08 (− 0.36, 0.20)

0.577

 Secondary

− 0.19 (− 0.43, 0.04)

0.101

1.03 (0.63, 1.67)

0.919

1.20 (0.68, 2.14)

0.530

−0.15 (− 0.38, 0.09)

0.214

− 0.24 (− 0.46, − 0.01)

0.040

 Post secondary education

−0.07 (− 0.32, 0.18)

0.598

0.78 (0.46, 1.32)

0.365

0.73 (0.40, 1.33)

0.305

0.03 (−0.22, 0.29)

0.796

−0.14 (− 0.39, 0.10)

0.254

 University education (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Married

0.001 (−0.25, 0.25)

0.995

1.39 (0.81, 2.37)

0.231

1.09 (0.56, 2.11)

0.802

0.02 (−0.23, 0.27)

0.869

0.04 (−0.21, 0.28)

0.769

 Cohabiting

−0.24 (− 0.51, 0.02)

0.073

0.89 (0.51, 1.56)

0.693

0.52 (0.28, 0.98)

0.044

0.00 (−0.26, 0.27)

0.974

−.011 (− 0.37, 0.14)

0.380

 Single (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 AB

−0.03 (− 0.32, 0.26)

0.842

1.12 (0.61, 2.07)

0.712

0.76 (0.37, 1.59)

0.471

0.06 (−0.24, 0.36)

0.699

0.48 (0.20, 0.77)

0.001

 C1

−0.09 (− 0.24, 0.07)

0.253

1.19 (0.85, 1.66)

0.307

0.82 (0.54, 1.24)

0.345

0.11 (− 0.05, 0.27)

0.183

0.21 (0.06, 0.37)

0.006

 C2 (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

 Self or other

0.20 (0.04, 0.35)

0.012

1.61 (1.16, 2.23)

0.004

1.54 (1.02, 2.33)

0.041

0.12 (−0.04, 0.27)

0.136

0.33 (0.18, 0.48)

< 0.001

 None (ref)

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–

–