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Table 3 Principals who expressed great concern about poverty and crime in their surrounding communities

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

 

Strata

 
 

1

2

3

4

5

Concerns

Q1 Rural (n = 22)

Q2 Rural (n = 13)

Q2 Urban (n = 20)

Q3 Rural (n = 15)

Q3 Urban (n = 30)

Total (n = 100)

CI

Pvalue*

Poverty and unemployment in the community

73

62

95

87

93

84

[78,89]

0.0034

Crime and violence in school environment

0

0

20

67

33

15

[11,20]

0.0000

Crime and violence in community

9

31

70

20

60

41

[35,48]

0.0000

Child abuse/Child neglect

14

39

45

20

53

36

[30,43]

0.0002

  1. * Pearson Chi-square test adjusted for the survey design.