Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participating 1013 children and 14 doctors
| Â | Grade 1 | Grade 5 | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children | 506 (50.0) | 507 (50.0) | 1013 (100.0) | ||||
Age | 7.66 (7.39–7.91) | 11.38 (11.13–11.66) | 10.57 (7.66–11.39) | ||||
Sex | |||||||
Female | 248 (49.0) | 247 (48.7) | 495 (48.9) | ||||
Male | 258 (51.0) | 260 (51.3) | 518 (51.1) | ||||
Doctors | |||||||
Sex | |||||||
Female | Â | Â | 12 (86) | ||||
Male | Â | Â | 2 (14) | ||||
Specialist degree | Â | Â | 7 (50) | ||||
MD in a health center including school doctor’s work | 6 (43) | ||||||
Full-time school- and/or well child clinic doctor | 8 (57) | ||||||
Work experience as a MD in a health center (years) | 6.75 (1–12) | ||||||