Changes in Primary School Children's Behaviour, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Environments Related to Nutrition and Physical Activity
Table 5
Number (%) of teachers meeting the target scores for healthy eating and physical activity at baseline and followup by intervention (INT) and comparison (COMP) communities and percent change over time.
Target score
Baseline (2006)
Followup (2009)
% Change
INT
COMP
INT
COMP
INT
COMP
129–137
124–129
98–106
84–98
Child exposure
Healthy eating
≥15
20 (14.9)
11 (8.5)
10 (9.4)
3 (3.4)
−5.5
−5.1
Fruit and vegetables
≥16
15 (7.6)
15 (12.1)
18 (17.0)
11 (11.6)
9.4**
−0.5
Physical activity
≥30
34 (25.6)
39 (30.7)
39 (37.1)
23 (24.7)
11.6
−6.0
Water
Allow in class
111 (81.1)
110 (85.1)
97 (91.2)
85 (86.9)
10.1**
1.8
Teacher skills/attitude
Healthy eating
≥7, ≥16#
8 (6.2)
15 (11.7)
19 (19.4)
3 (3.4)
13.2**
−8.3
Fruit and vegetables
≥24
44 (32.1)
51 (39.5)
45 (42.5)
37 (41.1)
10.4
1.6
Physical activity
≥27, ≥36#
32 (24.1)
37 (29.1)
20 (20.0)
6 (7.1)
−4.1
−22.0**
Teacher knowledge*
Fruit serves
1-2
81 (55.5)
78 (56.1)
83 (73.5)
67 (67.0)
18.0**
10.9
Vegetables serves
3–5
115 (78.8)
105 (75.5)
96 (85.0)
75 (75.0)
6.2
Physical activity mins
≥60
72 (49.3)
57 (41.0)
64 (56.6)
51 (51.0)
7.3
10.0
Screen time mins
<120
38 (26.2)
45 (32.4)
31 (27.7)
28 (28.0)
1.5
−4.4
of responses varies between items.
*Proportion identifying correct answer. Fruit and vegetables: Australian Guide to Healthy Eating guidelines serves per day (Smith et al. [22]); Physical Activity and Screen time recommendations minutes per day [21].
**Significant difference between baseline and followup within condition.
#Higher target refers to 2009 which included four years for professional development.