Statistical analysis
The pre and post survey responses were analysed in conjunction. In order to assess the school preparedness pre and post training, missed responses (min=1, max=6, median=2) and ‘don’t know’ responses (min=1, max=5, median=1) to the baseline survey questions which were answered in the post training survey were considered as negative answers. It was felt that lack of awareness of specific preventative measures for example from the senior management team, was likely to indicate that those measures were not in place.
The McNemar test was used to examine if training improved schools’ preparedness, and it was reported as binary outcomes. A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The IBM SPSS Statistics v22 was used for the analysis.