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Table 1 Prevalence rates of parental concerns regarding their child by domain and frequency (n = 4,107) *

From: Parents' concerns about children are highly prevalent but often not confirmed by child doctors and nurses

 

No concerns

Some concerns

Frequent concerns

Behavioural problems

3078

75.4%

842

20.6%

162

4.0%

Emotional problems

3453

84.7%

527

12.9%

95

2.3%

Parenting in general

3234

79.2%

753

18.4%

98

2.4%

Developmental delay

3572

87.5%

449

11.0%

61

1.5%

Consequences of disease

3462

85.0%

504

12.4%

106

2.6%

Contact with peers

3683

90.3%

344

8.4%

50

1.2%

  1. * Percentages do not always add up to 100% due to rounding off; not all parents filled out questions about all concerns