Table 6.
Classroom activities related to nutrition, according to educators, in a survey of ninety purposively selected poorly resourced schools (ten in each of the nine provinces) in South Africa, March–October 2010
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Activities that are part of the classroom programme | ||
| Discuss the school meal (n 671) | 374 | 56 |
| Discuss the food sold in or around the school (n 667) | 377 | 56 |
| Describe the food sold in or around the school (n 667) | 341 | 51 |
| Evaluate the school meal (n 667) | 317 | 48 |
| Describe the school meal (n 669) | 314 | 47 |
| Evaluate the food sold in/around the school (n 664) | 298 | 45 |
| Discuss the learners’ lunch box (n 671) | 291 | 43 |
| Describe the learners’ lunch box (n 666) | 244 | 37 |
| Evaluate the learners’ lunch box (n 666) | 231 | 35 |
| Educators’ perception on their role in promoting nutrition among learners (n 687) | ||
| Teach on health and nutrition | 318 | 46 |
| Encourage and motivate learners to eat healthy | 100 | 15 |
| Promote healthy eating/set an example | 76 | 11 |
| Teach learners to wash hands before eating | 41 | 6 |
| Encourage to have vegetable gardens at home | 25 | 4 |
| Irrelevant answer; illegible; missing; don't know | 127 | 18 |