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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of parents

From: An assessment of parents’ knowledge and awareness regarding paracetamol use in children: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

Variable a

Frequency (%), N = 300

Number of children aged less than six years

1 child

115 (38.3)

2 children

150 (50.0)

3 children or more

35 (11.6)

Number of children aged < 18 years

None

67 (22.3)

1 child

76 (25.3)

2 children

99 (33.0)

3 children

29 (9.7)

4 children or more

28 (9.3)

Fathers’ age (year)

21–30

126 (42)

31–40

137 (45.7)

41–56

35 (11.7)

Dead

2 (0.7)

Mothers’ age (year)

19–30

226 (75.3)

31–40

64 (21.3)

41–56

10 (3.3)

Relationship

Fathers

37 (12.3)

Mothers

261 (87)

Father’s educational level

Uneducated

13 (4.3)

Elementary school (primary)

26 (8.7)

Middle school (junior high school)

110 (36.7)

High school (secondary school)

142 (47.3)

University

9 (3.0)

Mother’s educational level

Uneducated

4 (1.3)

Elementary school (primary)

11 (3.7)

Middle school (junior high school)

114 (38.0)

High school (secondary school)

166 (55.3)

University

5 (1.7)

  1. aThere were missing data on some of the variables