Table 2.
General health environment of participating schools (n = 100 schools)
| Schools | Quintile 1 | Quintile 2 | Quintile 3 | Total | CI | Pvalue* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Condition of building |
22 |
33 |
45 |
100 |
|
|
| Neat |
100 |
91 |
87 |
91 |
[87,93] |
0.0102 |
| Condition good |
96 |
82 |
91 |
89 |
[85,92] |
0.0460 |
| Need a coat of paint |
100 |
88 |
85 |
89 |
[84,93] |
0.0240 |
|
Condition of bathrooms |
22 |
33 |
43 |
100 |
|
|
| Soap in the bathrooms (male) |
14 |
9 |
0 |
6 |
[3,10] |
0.0029 |
| Soap in the bathrooms (female) |
23 |
9 |
21 |
8 |
[6,14] |
0.0035 |
| Bad smell in the bathrooms (male) |
64 |
64 |
55 |
59 |
[52,66] |
0.3519 |
| Bad smell in the bathrooms (female) |
23 |
46 |
31 |
34 |
[27,41] |
0.0377 |
| Towels in the bathrooms (male) |
5 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
[2,8] |
0.0175 |
| Towels in the bathrooms (female) |
5 |
9 |
0 |
4 |
[2,8] |
0.0175 |
| Drains blocked (male) |
5 |
12 |
2 |
6 |
[4,10] |
0.0329 |
| Drains blocked (female) |
5 |
6 |
4 |
5 |
[3,10] |
0.8726 |
|
Condition of playgrounds |
22 |
33 |
45 |
100 |
|
|
| Mostly grass |
23 |
57 |
62 |
52 |
[45,59] |
0.0001 |
| Mostly sand with stones |
77 |
41 |
27 |
42 |
[36,49] |
0.0000 |
| Cemented areas available |
14 |
49 |
56 |
44 |
[38,51] |
0.0000 |
| Generally free of glass and other dangerous objects |
59 |
85 |
73 |
74 |
[67,79] |
0.0111 |
| Some glass and other dangerous objects |
0 |
12 |
9 |
8 |
[5,13] |
0.0371 |
| Clean of litter |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
[1,5] |
0.4476 |
|
Condition of sport fields |
14 |
21 |
30 |
65 |
|
|
| Grass, clean and good condition |
14 |
15 |
27 |
20 |
[13,30] |
0.1194 |
| Sand/stone/muddy/litter/weeds |
7 |
12 |
13 |
12 |
[7,20] |
|
| Grass/field with posts |
14 |
11 |
3 |
8 |
[4,16] |
|
| Grass no posts |
0 |
12 |
40 |
34 |
[1,12] |
|
| Sand/gravel with posts + long grass |
29 |
11 |
7 |
13 |
[7,22] |
|
| Uneven, long grass/no posts – sand/bad condition/weeds/mole hills |
29 |
29 |
40 |
34 |
[25,44] |
|
| No space/no sports field/not suitable to use for rugby |
7 |
6 |
3 |
5 |
[2,14 |
|
| Mostly grass towards ends, mostly sand with small stones |
0 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
[2,11] |
|
|
Signage |
22 |
33 |
45 |
100 |
|
|
| Sponsored by a food or beverage company |
73 |
61 |
60 |
63 |
[56,70] |
0.3370 |
|
Posters |
22 |
33 |
44 |
99 |
|
|
| Physical activity |
23 |
9 |
9 |
12 |
[8,18] |
0.0582 |
| Nutrition | 41 | 36 | 20 | 30 | [24,63] | 0.0289 |
* Pearson Chi-square test adjusted for the survey design.