Table 3 Awareness and responsibility of the schools towards the overweight problem
| Â | Total | School level | Â | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Vocational education schools | Mixed schools | Higher education schools | Vocational education schools versus higher education schools# | Mixed schools versus higher education schools# |
| Â | n = 515 | n = 216 | n = 232 | n = 67 | Â | Â |
| Â | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | % (n) | OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) |
The prevalence of overweight has increased among the students | 33.3 (168) | 38.9 (82) | 30.0 (68) | 27.3 (18) | 1.4 (0.9;2.2) | 1.1 (0.7;1.7) |
Overweight is less prevalent among the students at school than in the general population | 78.1 (392) | 69.7 (145) | 82.8 (188) | 88.1 (59) | 0.8 (0.7;0.9)* | 0.9 (0.8;1.0) |
Schools are responsible for the prevention of overweight among students | 45.8 (233) | 47.9 (102) | 43.2 (99) | 47.8 (32) | 1.0 (0.7;1.4) | 0.9 (0.7;1.2) |
Parents are responsible for the prevention of overweight among their children | 98.4 (501) | 97.7 (208) | 99.1 (227) | 98.5 (66) | 1.0 (0.9;1.1) | 1.0 (0.9;1.1) |
Students themselves are responsible for the prevention of overweight | 84.5 (430) | 80.3 (171) | 87.3 (200) | 88.1 (59) | 0.9 (0.8;1.0) | 1.0 (0.9;1.1) |
The government is responsible for the prevention of overweight among students | 22.2 (113) | 24.4 (52) | 21.8 (50) | 16.4 (11) | 1.6 (0.9;2.9) | 1.4 (0.8;2.6) |