Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Parents/Caregivers, health care and educational characteristics of children taking care of

Role

Mother

69

61.6

Father

23

20.5

Familiar caregiver (grandparent, grandmother, uncle, aunt, cousin)

17

15.2

Non-familiar caregiver

3

2.7

Gender

Female

88

78.6

Male

24

21.4

Age range

 < 20

5

4.5

20–24

8

7.1

25–29

8

7.1

30–34

33

29.5

35–39

25

22.3

40–44

15

13.4

45–49

9

8.0

 ≥ 50

9

8.0

Educational status

None

1

0.9

Incomplete Primary School

2

1.8

Complete Primary School

1

0.9

Incomplete Middle School

0

0

Complete Middle School

10

8.9

Incomplete High School

2

1.8

Complete High School

5

4.5

Professional Degree

67

59.8

Master’s Degree

21

18.8

Doctorate Degree

3

2.7

Marital status

Single

13

11.6

Married

84

75.0

Free union

11

9.8

Separated

3

2.7

Divorced

1

0.9

Widowed

0

0

Working status

Employed

80

71.4

Unemployed

32

28.6

Smoking experience

Smoker

25

22.3

Non-smoker

87

77.7

Chronic illness status

Diabetes mellitus

9

8.0

Hypertension

16

14.3

Cancer

1

0.9

None

82

73.2

Other

4

3.6

Number of children cared for

1

31

27.7

2

43

38.4

3

31

27.7

4

1

0.9

 ≥ 5

6

5.4

Physician responsible of evaluating children at least once a year

General Physician

16

14.3

Family Physician

7

6.3

Pediatrician

87

77.7

Alternative Medicine practitioner

0

0

Children taking care of do not get any evaluations with any physician

2

1.8

Physician’s practice type

Public healthcare

16

14.3

Private healthcare

94

83.9

None

2

1.8

Type of daycare/school attended by children taking care of

Public daycare/school

15

13.4

Private daycare/school

78

69.6

Does not attend daycare/school yet

19

17