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Table 3 Need for school doctor’s health check according to all study questionnaire responses

From: Associations between study questionnaire-assessed need and school doctor-evaluated benefit of routine health checks: an observational study

Respondents

Grade 1,n (%)

Grade 5,n (%)

Total,n (%)

Parents

 

Need-

183 (36.8)

212 (42.4)

395 (39.6)

 

Need+

314 (63.2)

288 (57.6)

602 (60.4)

Nurses

 

Need-

228 (47.6)

224 (45.7)

452 (46.6)

 

Need+

251 (52.4)

266 (54.3)

517 (53.4)

Teachers

 

Need-

252 (63.6)

259 (61.8)

511 (62.7)

 

Need+

144 (36.4)

160 (38.2)

304 (37.3)

Parents and nursesa

 

Need-

126 (24.9)

131 (25.8)

257 (25.4)

 

Need+

380 (75.1)

376 (74.2)

756 (74.6)

Parents, nurses, and teachersa

 

Need-

106 (20.9)

106 (20.9)

212 (20.9)

 

Need+

400 (79.1)

401 (79.1)

801 (79.1)

  1. Need- “No need for a doctor’s health check”. Need+ “Needs a doctor’s health check” and “Consulting a nurse/doctor may be sufficient” combined. aNeed- indicates that none of the respondents had Need+. Need + indicates that at least one of the respondents had Need+.