Table 1 The Socio-demographic characteristics of participating parents in the study
Characteristics of participating parents | Parents of CHD children (n = 120) | Parents of children with minor illnesses (n = 80) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
-Age (mean ± SD) | 36.8 ± 9.4 | 33.4 ± 10.2 | 0.01642* |
-Mothers: no. (%) | 68 (56.7%) | 55 (68.8%) | 0.1624 |
-Fathers: no. (%) | 52 (43.3%) | 25 (31.2%) | 0.0705 |
-Married: no. (%) | 106 (88.3%) | 72 (90%) | 0.9156 |
- Education | |||
Elementary: no. (%) | 85 (70.8%) | 62 (77.5%) | 0.4840 |
High school: no. (%) | 28 (23.4%) | 15 (18.7%) | 0.5130 |
University level: no. (%) | 7 (5.8%) | 3 (3.8%) | 0.6563 |
-Unemployed: no. (%) | 42 (35%) | 36 (45%) | 0.1547 |
-Severity class distribution of children with CHD: | |||
Class I: no. (%) | 54 (45%) | NA | NA |
Class II: no. (%) | 31 (25.8%) | NA | NA |
Class III: no. (%) | 23 (19 .2%) | NA | NA |
Class IV: no. (%) | 12 (10%) | NA | NA |