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Table 4 Principals’ perceptions of the health priorities for learners, educators and parents

From: “HealthKick”: Formative assessment of the health environment in low-resource primary schools in the Western Cape Province of South Africa

 

Top priority n = 100

Second priority n-100

Third priority n = 100

 

Learners % [CI]

Educators % [CI]

Parents % [CI]

Learners % [CI]

Educators % [CI]

Parents % [CI]

Learners % [CI]

Educators % [CI]

Parents % [CI]

Tobacco use

8

9

16

14

13

31

10

3

10

[5,13]

[6,14]

[11,22]

[10,20]

[9,19]

[3,4]

[6,15]

[1,6]

[7,15]

Substance abuse

15

0

66

9

2

19

7

4

6

[10,21]

 

[59,72]

[6,14]

[1,5]

[14,25]

[4,12]

[2,8]

[3,10]

Lack of physical activity

11

33

3

24

23

8

15

11

10

[7,16]

[27,40]

[1,7]

[18,31]

[17,30]

[5,13]

[10,21]

[7,16]

[6,15]

Unhealthy diet

50

12

7

18

19

19

6

11

17

[43,57]

[8,18]

[4,11]

[14,25]

[15,26]

[15,26]

[4,11]

[8,17]

[12,23]

Overweight

0

12

0

1

10

1

2

22

4

 

[8,18]

 

[0,4]

[7,15]

[0,4]

[1,5]

[17,28]

[2,8]

Underweight

12

0

0

2

0

0

16

0

1

[8,17]

  

[14,25]

  

[11,22]

 

[0,4]

Chronic non-communicable diseases

0

24

3

0

18

5

7

15

14

 

[19,30]

[1,7]

 

[13,24]

[3,9]

[4,11]

[11,21]

[10,19]

Problems related to sexual health

2

0

2

0

0

13

7

1

25

 

[1,5]

 

[1,5]

  

[9,19]

[4,12]

[0,3]

[19,32]

  1. Figures in bold reflect the most often selected health problems per group.