Table 4 Messages according to subject and level of evidence.
From: Are the health messages in schoolbooks based on scientific evidence? A descriptive study
SUBJECT MATTER | Messages with a level of evidence | Messages based evidence without assigned level | Messages with no known evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HIGH | MEDIUM | LOW | |||
n (%) 1 | |||||
Pregnancy Newborns | 7 (35) | 4 (20) | 4 (20) | 5 (25) | - |
Balanced Diet Malnutrition | 11 (4.2) | - | 4 (1.5) | 204 (77.3) | 45 (17.1) |
Obesity | - | 1 (4.2) | 2 (8.3) | 15 (62.5) | 6 (25) |
Physical Exercise | - | - | 10 (18.5) | 34 (63) | 10 (18.5) |
Respiratory Illnesses | - | - | 1 (5.3) | 7 (36.8) | 11 (57.9) |
Food Hygiene | - | - | 1 (1.5) | 51 (75) | 16 (23.5) |
Vaccines Medical Treatment | 6 (25) | 1 (4.2) | - | 10 (41.7) | 7* (29.2) |
Traffic Accidents | - | - | 11 (36.7) | 17 (56.7) | 2 (6.7) |
Accidents in the Home | 2 (16.7) | - | 1 (8.3) | 4 (33.3) | 5 (41.7) |
Protection against environmental agents | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 7 (7.3) | 36 (37.5) | 51 (53.1) |
Alcohol | - | - | 2 (28.7) | 3 (42.9) | 2 (28.6) |
Drugs | - | - | 3 (27.3) | 7 (63.64) | 1 (9.1) |
Smoking | 1 (3.7) | - | 3 (11.1) | 19 (70.4) | 4 (14.8) |
Sexual Behaviour AIDS | - | - | - | 14 (73.7) | 4 (26.3) |
Oral Health | 12 (37.5) | 3 (9.4) | 0 | 4 (12.5) | 13 (40.6) |
Personal Hygiene | 6 (8.8) | 2 (2.9) | 15 (22) | 34 (50) | 11 (16.2) |
Rest Ergonomics | - | - | 1 (1.5) | 49 (71) | 19* (27.5) |
46 (5.5) 2 | 12 (1.4) 2 | 65 (7.7) 2 | 513 (60.8) 2 | 208 (24.6) 2 | |