Table 4 School teachers’ responses to practices related to T1DM questions stratified by gender
Practices Question | Male | Female | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Not sure n (%) | Yes n (%) | No n (%) | Not sure n (%) | Â | |
T1DM affects the student’ academic performance | 101 (57.1) | 37 (20.9) | 39 (22) | 126 (62.7) | 45 (22.4) | 30 (14.9) | 0.20 |
T1DM increases absence rate of diabetic student | 97 (54.8) | 37 (20.9) | 43 (24.3) | 141 (70.1) | 39 (19.4) | 21 (10.4) | < 0.001 |
Do you have any diabetic student in your class? | 66 (37.3) | 77 (43.5) | 34 (19.2) | 65 (32.3) | 105 (52.2) | 31 (15.4) | 0.23 |
Do you give support to the diabetic children in your class? | 123 (69.5) | 20 (11.3) | 34 (19.2) | 161 (80.1) | 12 (6) | 28 (13.9) | 0.04 |
Are diabetic children eligible to attend the physical education session? | 112 (63.3) | 8 (4.5) | 57 (32.2) | 131 (65.2) | 18 (9) | 52 (25.9) | 0.13 |
Does your school present special meals for diabetic student? | 18 (10.2) | 122 (68.9) | 37 (20.9) | 13 (6.5) | 153 (76.1) | 35 (17.4) | 0.24 |
Does your school appoint somebody to look after the diabetic students? | 78 (44.1) | 64 (36.2) | 35 (19.8) | 101 (50.2) | 67 (33.3) | 33 (16.4) | 0.45 |
Is there any trained person to check blood sugar and inject insulin in your school? | 54 (30.5) | 80 (45.2) | 43 (24.3) | 50 (24.9) | 106 (52.7) | 45 (22.4) | 0.31 |
Is there any trained person in dealing with diabetic emergencies in your school? | 61 (34.5) | 69 (39) | 47 (26.6) | 57 (28.4) | 90 (44.8) | 54 (26.9) | 0.39 |
Does your school have a training program for dealing with diabetic students? | 40 (22.6) | 96 (54.2) | 41 (23.2) | 37 (18.4) | 113 (56.2) | 51 (25.4) | 0.58 |