Table 3 Schools’ perspective on aspects of the school food policy
Principals | Teachers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
School food policy (n = 70) | ||||
Rules | 40 | 57.1 | ||
Recommendations | 26 | 37.1 | ||
No food policy | 4 | 5.7 | ||
Written food policy (n = 64) | ||||
Yes | 57 | 89.1 | ||
no | 7 | 10.9 | ||
Activities undertaken to inform parents about food policy (n = 62)* | ||||
School magazine | 46 | 74.2 | ||
Informal meetings | 35 | 56.5 | ||
Parent’s evening | 5 | 8.1 | ||
Parent’s council | 2 | 3.2 | ||
Interview on admission to school | 7 | 11.3 | ||
Compliance with school food policy (n = 57) | ||||
Yes | 45 | 78.9 | ||
Varying | 5 | 8.7 | ||
No | 7 | 12.2 | ||
Enforcement of school food policy (n = 62)* | ||||
Addressing child | 19 | 30.6 | ||
Addressing parent | 8 | 12.9 | ||
Addressing both parent and child | 27 | 43.5 | ||
Addressing in classroom | 6 | 9.7 | ||
Child not allowed to consume the unhealthy food | 8 | 12.9 | ||
No set approach | 6 | 9.7 | ||
Parental appreciation of school food policy (n = 62) | ||||
Good | 54 | 87.1 | ||
Varying | 7 | 11.2 | ||
Poor | 1 | 1.6 | ||
Attention for nutrition by the school (n = 74) | ||||
Insufficient | 6 | 8.1 | ||
Sufficient | 65 | 87.8 | ||
No opinion | 3 | 4.1 | ||
Role of the school in fostering healthy eating habits among children (principals n = 73; teachers n = 72) | ||||
Parents primarily responsible, school supportive role | 54 | 74.0 | 64 | 88.9 |
School and parents equally responsible | 12 | 16.4 | 4 | 5.6 |
School no responsibility | 7 | 9.5 | 4 | 5.6 |