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Table 5 Main three barriers to establish health promotion programmes at schools as described by the school principals

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

 

 1stChoice

2ndChoice

 3rdChoice

 

 % [CI]

% [CI]

 % [CI]

Too little time

24

[18, 31]

5

[3, 10]

2

[0, 1]

Competing priorities

11

[7, 16]

15

[11, 21]

8

[1, 13]

Lack of human resources

12

[8, 17]

13

[8, 19]

10

[6, 15]

Lack of financial resources

21

[16, 27]

26

[20, 33]

24

[19, 31]

Inadequate facilities

14

[9, 20]

17

[13, 23]

21

[16, 28]

Lack of interest from outside bodies

3

[1, 7]

3

[1, 6]

12

[8, 18]

Lack of interest from learners

1

[0. 6]

2

[1, 5]

0

 

Lack of interest from educators

0

 

1

[0,4]

2

[0, 5]

Lack of interest from parents

5

[2, 9]

9

[6, 14]

13

[9, 19]

Unsafe for learners to stay after school

7

[4, 11]

5

[3, 9]

2

[0, 5]