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Table 4 Combinations of contextual factors in schools A, B, C and D

From: Implementation of health promotion programmes in schools: an approach to understand the influence of contextual factors on the process?

School

Contextual factors influencing the implementation process

Outcome

Leadership of school principal

Team cohesion and collective work

Availability of staff

Home school relationship

Institutional support

Motivation

A

 Small rural school

 Very high SES

++

++

-

Key factor

++

N/A

N/A

Seldom use of tools

Inclusion of action in school project

Few partnerships

B

 Large urban school

 Medium SES

++

-

Key factor

-

Key factor

++

++

-

Key factor

Few members trained

Difficult implementation

Programme perceived as add-on and time-consuming

Very limited impact

C

 Large urban school

 Medium SES

 Social diversity

–

+/−

N/A

-

Key factor

–

N/A

Programme not considered a priority

No assessment of programme impact

D

 Medium suburban school

 Low SES

+/−

+

N/A

-

Key factor

+/−

–

Moderate impact and difficult implementation

New partnerships

  1. SES Socio-economic Status
  2. N/A indicates that no information was provided by the school