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Table 1 Demographic data of parents participating into the study (n = 388). IQR:Interquartile range

From: Parental and medical knowledge and management of fever in Italian pre-school children

Variable

n (%)

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)