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. 2018 Jun 26;13(6):e0198585. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198585

Table 5. Stakeholders, teachers, school food vendors and parent’ knowledge of the main content of the Guidelines for the regulation of food sold in schools.

Main aspects defined by the Guidelines Principals FC members Teachers School food vendors Parents
  % CI95% % CI95% % CI95% % CI95% % CI95%
Create a healthy school lunch that meets the nutritional criteria of the Guidelines and contributes to an adequate diet for students. 77.9 (69.3–84.7) 74.2 (62.7, 83.1) 70.4 (60.3, 78.7) 64.3 (55.4–72.4) 52.7 (47.2–58.1)
The selling of vegetables and fruits should be prioritized over the selling of other kind of food 57.3 (44.5–69.2) 63.7 (51.8–74.2) 59.5 (49.3–68.8) 55.3 (46.5–63.9) 49.2 (41.8–56.6)
The selling of plain drinking water should be prioritized over the selling of juice, etc. 41.4 (33.6–49.7) 35.2 (24.7–47.3) 32.9 (21.8–46.2) 29.5 (22–38.3) 24.9 (20.1–30.5)
Beverages with non-caloric sweeteners added should only be sold at junior high schools 7.9 (4–15) 2.4 (0.5–10.9) 5.3 (2.1–12.8) 4.6 (1.9–10.4) 2.3 (1–5)
Foods should fulfill the hygiene norms for handling. 17.7 (10.2–28.9) 16.2 (9.5–26.4) 20.5 (11.9–33.1) 20.6 (13.1–30.9) 9.1 (5.9–13.8)
Only once a week the approved food (e. g. Tacos) can be substituted by a snack (hotdog, slice of pizza, etc.) 3.4 (1.3–8.5) 4.4 (1.3–13.7) 0.4 (0–3.2) 2.2 (0.6–7.6) 1.4 (0.6–3.4)
Twice a week, the prepared lunch can be substituted by liquid foods (such as yogurt) 1.7 (0.4–7) 2.1 (0.5–8.9) 1.1 (0.3–4.7) 5 (2.9–8.4) 2.1 (1–4.3)