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Table 2 Characteristics of schools and respondents; triage and usual approach

From: Improving access to school health services as perceived by school professionals

 

Triage approach

Usual approach

Total group

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

School characteristics

N = 215

N = 143

N = 358

Schools with SHS participating in interdisciplinary network

 No

28 (16.9)

20 (16.4)

48 (16.7)

 Yes

138 (83.1)

102 (83.6)

240 (83.3)

 Missing

49

21

70

Socio-economic status of the school population

 Low

77 (36.0)

49 (34.8)

126 (35.5)

 Middle

90 (42.1)

60 (42.6)

150 (42.3)

 High

47 (22.0)

32 (22.7)

79 (22.3)

 Missing

1

2

3

School size

  ≤ 200 pupils

104 (56.5)

73 (58.9)

177 (57.5)

  > 200 pupils

80 (43.5)

51 (41.1)

131 (42.5)

 Missing

31

19

50

Municipality size*

  ≤ 40,000 residents

97 (45.3)

87 (61.7)

184 (51.8)

  > 40,000 residents

117 (54.7)

54 (38.3)

171 (48.2)

 Missing

1

2

3

Respondent characteristics

N = 444

N = 320

N = 764

Position school professional

 School care coordinator

134 (30.2)

81 (25.3)

215 (28.1)

 Teacher

310 (69.8)

239 (74.7)

549 (71.9)

Number of years working at the current school

 ½ - 1

23 (5.2)

16 (5.0)

39 (5.1)

 1–5

105 (23.6)

72 (22.5)

177 (23.2)

 5–10

91 (20.5)

48 (15.0)

139 (18.2)

  ≥ 10

225 (50.7)

184 (57.5)

409 (53.5)

  1. * p < 0.01