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Characteristics of the 1068 pre-school children and their parents |
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| Characteristics |
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| Characteristics of the children |
N |
% |
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| Age (n = 1067) |
- 2 or 3 years old |
227 |
21% |
| - 4 years old |
335 |
31% |
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| - 5 years old |
328 |
31% |
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| - 6 years old |
177 |
17% |
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| Girls (n = 1068) |
537 |
50% |
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| First in birth order (n = 1039) |
498 |
48% |
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| Medical conditions (n = 1068) |
- Preterm infant |
96 |
9% |
| - Hospitalisation after birth |
81 |
8% |
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| - Asthma |
156 |
15% |
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| - Wearing of glasses |
146 |
14% |
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| - Auditory disorders |
63 |
6% |
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| - Allergy |
214 |
20% |
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| - Behavioural disorder |
44 |
4% |
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| - At least one surgical intervention |
225 |
21% |
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| - Other medical conditions |
70 |
7% |
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| Long term medication use (n = 1068) |
73 |
7% |
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| Frequency of administrating over the counter drugs without medical advice (n = 1062) |
- Never |
168 |
16% |
| - Rarely |
311 |
29% |
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| - Often |
509 |
48% |
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| - Almost every time my child is ill |
74 |
7% |
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| Under homeopathic treatment (n = 1043) |
549 |
53% |
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| Advice from a pharmacist within the last 12 months (n = 1051) |
445 |
42% |
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| Mean |
SD |
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| N. of primary care consultations within the last 12 months (n = 1029) |
5.9 |
4.6 |
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| Parental characteristics |
N |
% |
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| Single parent family (n = 1066) |
136 |
13% |
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| Rural place of residence (n = 1064) |
217 |
20% |
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| Occupation (n = 1056) |
- Disadvantaged (workers, unemployed) |
151 |
14% |
| - Moderately advantaged (self-employed, employees) |
563 |
53% |
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| - Advantaged (managers and executives) |
342 |
33% |
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| Education level (n = 1037) |
- Elementary and secondary |
285 |
27% |
| - High school diploma ("Baccalauréat") |
238 |
23% |
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| - Lower tertiary |
235 |
23% |
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| - Higher tertiary |
279 |
27% |
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| Annual family income (n = 949) |
- < 14 000 € |
168 |
18% |
| - 14 000 to 19 999 € |
203 |
21% |
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| - 20 000 to 29 999 € |
286 |
30% |
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| - 30 000 to 39 999 € |
170 |
18% |
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| - ≥ 40 000 € |
122 |
13% |
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| Mean |
SD |
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| Age of the respondent in year (n = 1058) |
34.0 |
5.0 |
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| Parental stress level (n = 1040) |
4.9 |
2.3 |
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Bouche and Migeot BMC Public Health 2008 8:300 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-300 |
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