Research Article
Changes in Primary School Children's Behaviour, Knowledge, Attitudes, and Environments Related to Nutrition and Physical Activity
Table 7
Percent of primary schools reporting physical activity strategies in 2006 and 2009, by intervention or comparison, and change.
| | Environment | Baseline (2006) | Followup (2009) | Change (%) | | INT | COMP | INT | COMP | INT | COMP |
| | 22 | 14 | 12 | 13 | | | | Policy | | | | | | | | Have a physical activity policy (, (%)) | 6 (27) | 2 (14) | 5 (42) | 2 (15) | +14* | +1 | Policy items that were met “completely” (for all schools who had an active
play/physical activity policy) | 44% | 53% | 35% | 18% | −9 | −35 | | Physical reported by principals | | | | | | | | Provide noncompetitive PA options | 14 (64) | 9 (62) | 10 (87) | 13 (100) | +23* | +38* | Provide organised PA more than once/week at set times before school; during
school; after school; break times | 6 (28) | 3 (21) | 4 (35) | 3 (22) | +7 | +1 | | Sociocultural | | | | | | | | Approaches used to promote PA (selected from a list of 8 possible approaches) | 10 (44) | 7 (52) | 6 (52) | 7 (54) | +8 | +2 | Strategies used more than once/term to communicate physical activity to
parents | 3 (14) | 6 (46) | 4 (33) | 5 (38) | +20* | −8 |
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