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Table 4 School personnel scores for EpiPen® assessment (Elementary versus Secondary schools)

From: Management of anaphylaxis in schools: Evaluation of an epinephrine auto-injector (EpiPen®) use by school personnel and comparison of two approaches of soliciting participation

Score

All participants

N = 343

%

Elementary schools

N = 258

% (95% CI)

Secondary schools

N = 85

% (95% CI)

Difference

% (95% CI)

0

3.5

1.9 (0.6, 4.5)

8.4 (3.5, 16.6)

−6.5 (−12.7, -0.3)

1

10.0

9.3 (6.1, 13.6)

12.0 (5.9, 21.0)

−2.7 (−10.6, 5.1)

2

32.4

31.9 (26.3, 38.0)

33.7 (23.7, 44.9)

−1.8 (−13.5, 9.8)

3

33.5

33.1 (27.4, 39.2)

34.9 (24.8, 46.2)

−1.9 (−13.6, 9.9)

4

20.6

23.7 (18.7, 29.4)

10.8 (5.1, 19.6)

12.9 (4.4, 21.4)

Mean Score

(95% CI)

2.58

2.67 (2.55, 2.80)

2.28 (2.04, 2.51)

0.4 (0.13, 0.66)

  1. N – Number of participants.
  2. CI – Confidence Interval.