Table 2.

Distribution of teachers by their involvement in the SHP

Variable N = 811)	Frequency	%
Ever been involved with inspection of pupils
Never	98	12.1
Once	17	2.1
Occasionally	73	9.0
Frequently	242	29.8
Very regularly	381	47.0
Ever referred a child for medical care
Yes	541	66.7
No	229	28.2
Not sure	41	5.1
Ever counseled parents on various means of obtaining health care services
Yes	658	81.1
No	105	12.9
Not sure	48	5.9
Ever brought a child’s health condition to attention of parents or school authority
Yes	701	86.4
No	74	9.1
Not sure	36	4.4
Teach health education
Yes	612	75.5
No	199	24.5
Main Reason for not teaching health education
Not included in curriculum	106	53.3
Not my area of specialty	39	19.5
Only for health education teachers	39	19.5
Not teachers’ role	6	3.1
Not important	4	2.1
No response	5	2.5
Provision of assistance during pre-entrance medical examination
Never	433	53.4
Regularly	145	17.9
Sometimes	233	28.7