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Table 5 Parental work loss due to gastroenteritis in their children

From: Burden of acute gastroenteritis among children younger than 5 years of age – a survey among parents in the United Arab Emirates

 

Age of child (years)

 

0 to < 1

≥ 1 to < 2

≥ 2 to < 3

≥ 3 to < 4

≥ 4 to < 5

0 to <5

(N = 100)

(N = 100)

(N = 100)

(N = 100)

(N = 100)

(N = 500)

Proportion of episodes causing missed work, %

33

33

35

31

30

32.4

Number of parents missing work*

39

38

42

36

34

189

Average days of work missed (SD) †

1.8 (1.7)‡

1.5 (1.3)

1.1 (1.2)‡

1.5 (1.0)

1.1 (1.0)

1.4 (1.3)

  1. *Note that in a number of cases both parents missed work due to the same episode.
  2. † Kruskal-Wallis: P = .0097.
  3. ‡Dunn's Multiple Comparison Test between 0 to < 1 and ≥ 2 to < 3: P < .05.
  4. No statistically significant differences between the age groups other than those displayed were observed.