Table 2.
Characteristics of school personnel pre-intervention by municipality
| Participant characteristics | Totaln = 151 | Municipality 1n = 45 | Municipality 2n = 41 | Municipality 3n = 65 | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age mean years (SD) | 46.4 (9.7) | 48.5 (6.3) | 46.4 (9.9) | 45.2 (11.4) | 0.22* |
| Female n (% in municipality) | 142 (94) | 41 (91) | 40 (98) | 61 (94) | 0.45** |
| Professional title | |||||
| Principal/Vice-Principal | 39 (26) | 11 (24) | 11 (27) | 17 (26) | 0.89** |
| Teachers n (%) | 72 (48) | 23 (51) | 17 (41) | 32 (49) | |
| School Nurses n (%) | 40 (26) | 11 (24) | 13 (32) | 16 (25) | |
| Work experience in the field median years (IQR) | 7 (3,15) | 11 (5,20) | 5 (2,15) | 6 (2,10) | 0.02† |
| Work experience in the current school median years (IQR) | 4 (2,7) | 4 (2,6) | 4 (2,8) | 3 (1,6) | 0.56† |
SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range
*ANOVA; **Pearson’s Chi-Squared test; †Kruskal-Wallis tests used to test differences between municipalities