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Table 4 Prevalence of teacher and teachers-aid response to the attitudes, confidence, and knowledge survey (%)

From: Munch and Move: evaluation of a preschool healthy eating and movement skill program

 

Pre-intervention

Post-intervention

 
 

Intervention

(n = 43)

Control

(n = 30)

Intervention

(n = 37)

Control

(n = 28)

P-value

Attitudes (agreement with statement)

  

Teachers do not need to act as role models for being active

5.0

11.5

0.0

7.5

0.09

It is not the role of the teacher to teach movement skills

14.3

10.0

5.7

19.2

0.10

It is not important that children participate in structured active play

9.8

13.3

0.0

0.0

-

Safety concerns limit active play opportunities in the preschool setting

60.0

70.0

38.9

58.3

0.14

It is not the role of the teacher to teach about healthy eating

14.5

3.5

2.8

15.5

0.07

Parents should be able to send any type of food to school with their child.

7.3

3.3

0.0

3.7

0.25

It is alright to sell chocolates and sweets for fundraising

56.1

56.5

59.0

48.0

0.39

Confidence

     

I am confident that I can teach movement skills to children.

97.6

90.0

97.3

95.7

0.73

I am confident in talking to parents about their child's movement skills.

80.5

96.7

97.0

90.9

0.33

I am confident in talking to parents about their child's lunchbox contents

76.9

89.7

89.7

95.8

0.40

Confident talking to parents about their child's television viewing

47.5

78.6

68.8

75.0

0.68

Knowledge of recommended guidelines

     

Daily serves of fruit

100.0

93.0

94.5

96.0

0.79

Daily serves of vegetables

89.7

96.6

94.3

87.5

0.36

Recreational screen time (TV/DVDs) (hrs/day)

84.2

62.1

73.5

87.0

0.22