|
Health information sources
| | | | | |
|
Medical dictionary
|
No
|
n = 826
|
5.8
|
4.2
|
0.38
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 203
|
6.3
|
5.8
| |
|
Internet
|
No
|
n = 490
|
5.9
|
4.7
|
0.92
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 539
|
5.9
|
4.5
| |
|
Press
|
No
|
n = 753
|
5.8
|
4.3
|
0.20
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 276
|
6.3
|
5.2
| |
|
Medical books
|
No
|
n = 809
|
5.8
|
4.5
|
0.21
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 220
|
6.3
|
4.9
| |
|
Television
|
No
|
n = 646
|
5.7
|
4.2
|
0.05
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 383
|
6.2
|
5.1
| |
|
Relatives working in the medical sector
|
No
|
n = 528
|
5.6
|
4.2
|
0.004
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 501
|
6.3
|
5.0
| |
|
Other relatives
|
No
|
n = 779
|
5.7
|
4.4
|
0.006
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 250
|
6.6
|
5.0
| |
|
Characteristics of the child
| | | | | |
|
Age (n = 1028)
|
2–3 years old
|
n = 221
|
7.3
|
5.6
|
0.0001
|
| |
4 years
|
n = 319
|
6.0
|
3.8
| |
| |
5 years
|
n = 317
|
5.6
|
5.0
| |
| |
6 years
|
n = 171
|
4.7
|
3.1
| |
|
First in birth order (n = 1002)
|
No
|
n = 523
|
5.8
|
4.8
|
0.41
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 479
|
6.1
|
4.4
| |
|
Child gender
|
Boy
|
n = 514
|
6.0
|
4.9
|
0.71
|
| |
Girl
|
n = 515
|
5.9
|
4.2
| |
|
Medical conditions
| | | | | |
|
Preterm infant (n = 1025)
|
No
|
n = 933
|
5.9
|
4.5
|
0.21
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 92
|
6.6
|
5.4
| |
|
Hospitalisation after birth (n = 1023)
|
No
|
n = 948
|
5.9
|
4.5
|
0.34
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 75
|
6.6
|
5.7
| |
|
Asthma
|
No
|
n = 879
|
5.6
|
4.4
|
<0.0001
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 150
|
7.9
|
5.1
| |
|
Wearing of glasses
|
No
|
n = 888
|
5.8
|
4.3
|
0.05
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 141
|
6.7
|
6.2
| |
|
Auditory disorders
|
No
|
n = 967
|
5.8
|
4.6
|
0.006
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 62
|
7.4
|
4.6
| |
|
Allergy
|
No
|
n = 825
|
5.6
|
4.6
|
<0.0001
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 404
|
7.3
|
4.4
| |
|
Behavioural disorder
|
No
|
n = 987
|
5.9
|
4.6
|
0.88
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 42
|
5.8
|
4.2
| |
|
At least one surgical intervention
|
No
|
n = 817
|
5.7
|
4.6
|
0.0004
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 212
|
6.8
|
4.4
| |
|
Other medical conditions
|
No
|
n = 960
|
5.9
|
4.5
|
0.10
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 69
|
6.7
|
5.0
| |
|
Long term medication use
|
No
|
n = 961
|
5.7
|
4.5
|
<0.0001
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 68
|
8.9
|
5.2
| |
|
Frequency of administrating over the counter drugs without medical advice (n = 1025)
|
Never
|
n = 158
|
5.8
|
5.0
|
0.63
|
| |
Rarely
|
n = 300
|
5.8
|
4.3
| |
| |
Often
|
n = 494
|
6.1
|
4.7
| |
| |
Almost every time my child is ill
|
n = 73
|
5.5
|
4.4
| |
|
Under homeopathic treatment (n = 1008)
|
No
|
n = 474
|
5.6
|
4.3
|
0.08
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 534
|
6.2
|
4.8
| |
|
Advice from a pharmacist within the last 12 months (n = 1027)
|
No
|
n = 592
|
5.4
|
4.2
|
0.0003
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 435
|
6.6
|
5.0
| |
|
Parental characteristics
| | | | | |
|
Single parent family (n = 1028)
|
No
|
n = 899
|
5.8
|
4.3
|
0.02
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 129
|
6.7
|
6.0
| |
|
Occupation (n = 1019)
|
Disadvantaged
|
n = 142
|
6.8
|
6.3
|
0.04
|
| |
Moderately advantaged
|
n = 542
|
5.9
|
4.6
| |
| |
Advantaged
|
n = 335
|
5.6
|
3.6
| |
|
Education level (n = 1002)
|
Elementary and secondary
|
n = 268
|
6.6
|
6.2
|
0.20
|
| |
High school diploma
|
n = 233
|
5.9
|
4.1
| |
| |
Lower tertiary
|
n = 232
|
5.6
|
3.6
| |
| |
Higher tertiary
|
n = 269
|
5.7
|
3.9
| |
|
Annual family income (n = 921)
|
< 14 000 €
|
n = 159
|
7.2
|
7.4
|
0.03
|
| |
14 000 to 19 999 €
|
n = 195
|
5.8
|
3.9
| |
| |
20 000 to 29 999 €
|
n = 279
|
5.5
|
3.5
| |
| |
30 000 to 39 999 €
|
n = 167
|
5.9
|
3.9
| |
| |
≥ 40 000 €
|
n = 121
|
5.4
|
3.9
| |
|
Rural place of residence (n = 1025)
|
No
|
n = 815
|
5.9
|
4.7
|
0.88
|
| |
Yes
|
n = 210
|
5.9
|
4.3
| |
| | | |
Rate Ratio
| |
95% CI
|
|
Age of the respondent (n = 1020)
| | |
0.98
| |
[0.97 – 0.99]
|
|
Parental stress level (n = 1005)
| | |
1.03
| |
[1.01 – 1.06]
|
