Table 3.

Relationship between source referenced and compliance of policies with PHE guidance

SourceNumber of policiesNumber compliant (%)P-valuea
None12810 (7.8)
Public Health England229 (39.1)<0.001b
Other143 (21.4)0.12c
  • a Versus policies with no source quoted.

  • b χ2 test.

  • c Fisher exact test.