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Table 4 Appreciation: Proportion and characteristics of parents who agree/fully agree with four questions about the parental newsletters

From: Parental involvement and association with adolescents’ fruit and vegetable intake at follow-up: Process evaluation results from the multi-component school-based Boost intervention

  

Agree/fully agree

Chi square

 

n

%

p

The newsletters provided new information

 

All parents

314

19.4

 

Gender

 Mother/stepmother

229

15.3

<0.01*

 Father/stepfather

84

29.8

 

Education level

 High

43

14.0

0.03*

 Medium

118

14.4

 

 Low/none

144

25.0

 

The newsletters reminded me of things I already knew

 

All parents

315

60.6

 

Gender

 Mother/stepmother

231

61.5

0.11

 Father/stepfather

83

57.8

Education level

 High

43

58.1

0.55

 Medium

120

65.0

 Low/none

144

60.4

The newsletters provided useful serving tips for fruits

 

All parents

315

29.8

 

Gender

 Mother/stepmother

230

30.0

0.30

 Father/stepfather

84

29.8

Education level

 High

43

23.3

0.14

 Medium

119

30.3

 Low/none

144

30.9

The newsletters provided useful serving tips for vegetables

 

All parents

314

28.7

 

Gender

 Mother/stepmother

229

28.8

0.06

 Father/stepfather

84

28.6

Education level

 High

43

23.3

0.34

 Medium

118

27.1

 Low/none

144

29.9

  1. *Significant difference