Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participating schools by group
| Intervention n = 36 |
Control n = 36 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) number of students | 216 (176) | 210 (219) |
| Socioeconomic Regiona (SEIFA 2006) n (%) | ||
| Least advantaged | 29 (81%) | 33 (94%) |
| Most advantaged | 7 (19%) | 2 (5.7%) |
| School type n (%) | ||
| Government | 29 (81%) | 29 (81%) |
| Catholic | 7 (19%) | 7 (19%) |
| Type of Managera n (%) | ||
| Paid manager | 16 (53%) | 14 (45%) |
| Volunteer manager | 13 (43%) | 16 (52%) |
| Other | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (3.2%) |
| Days of operationb n (%) | ||
| 5 days a week | 13 (42%) | 13 (42%) |
| 3–4 days a week | 4 (13%) | 5 (16%) |
| 1–2 days a week | 14 (45%) | 13 (42%) |
| Number of volunteers n (sd) | 2 (1) | 2 (2) |
aMissing data from 1 control school
bMissing data from 11 schools (6 intervention; 5 control)