Research Article

Changes in Primary School Children's Behaviour, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Environments Related to Nutrition and Physical Activity

Table 1

Number of eligible participants from the consenting schools and the number and proportion of those completing a survey at baseline and followup.

Baseline 2006, 39 schoolsFollowup 2009, 35 schools
PossibleCompletedResponsePossibleCompletedResponse

Students3642#173247.6Φ3087#127241.9Φ
Parents1519*98365.71108*72665.5
Principals403690.0352880.0
Teachers66728642.945721647.3
Canteen managers29π2689.724π1979.1

#Enrolments as reported by the school principal.
*Those returning an affirmative consent form.
πNot all schools had a canteen.
ΦConsent rate 2-3% higher than response rate.