Table 3 Demographics of children referred to school nurses
Item | Description | Site A (n = 299) | Site B (n = 107) |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (% of cases) | Boys | 36.3 | 46.7 |
Girls | 63.7 | 53.3 | |
School level (% of cases) | Nursery | 0 | 2 |
Primary | 29 | 58 | |
Secondary | 72 | 38 | |
Deprivationa (Scottish Index of Multiple deprivation (SIMD) (% of cases) | SIMD 1 (most deprived) | 26 | 11 |
SIMD 2 | 21 | 23 | |
SIMD 3 | 34 | 19 | |
SIMD 4 | 16 | 35 | |
SIMD 5 (least deprived) | 3 | 12 |