From: Parental and medical knowledge and management of fever in Italian pre-school children
Variable | n (%) |
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Gender | |
Female | 337 (86.9) |
Male | 51 (13.1) |
Age | |
20-30 | 39 (10.1) |
31-40 | 271 (69.8) |
41-50 | 78 (20.1) |
Number of children | |
1 | 117 (30.1) |
2 | 232 (59.7) |
3 or more | 39 (10.0) |
Child’s age | |
0-3 months | 2 (0.5) |
4-36 months | 95 (24.5) |
>36 months | 291 (75.0) |
Median age of children (months) | |
First child | 60 (IQR 36-90) |
Second child | 48 (IQR 24-60) |
Country of origin | |
Italian | 334 (86.1) |
European | 35 (9.0) |
Other country | 19 (4.9) |
Educational level | |
Elementary school | 4 (1.0) |
Intermediate school | 127 (32.7) |
High school | 180 (46.4) |
University | 77 (19.8) |
Employment status | |
Housewife | 49 (12.6) |
Part time-work | 130 (33.5) |
Full time-work | 161 (41.5) |
Distribution of the responders in the schools | |
Nursery schools | |
I | 23 (5.9) |
II | 30 (7.7) |
III | 71 (18.2) |
IV | 45 (11.6) |
V | 27 (6.9) |
VI | 14 (3.6) |
VII | 10 (2.5) |
VIII | 45 (11.6) |
IX | 26 (6.7) |
X | 15 (3.8) |
XI | 54 (13.9) |
XII | 28 (7.2) |