Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics & child abuse risk factors among caregivers at pre-test
From: Feasibility pilot of an adapted parenting program embedded within the Thai public health system
Sociodemographic characteristics and risk factors | Participants (N = 60) |
|---|---|
Caregiver variables | |
 Age, M, range (SD) | 47.2, 18–68, (15.4) |
 Female, n (%) | 59 (98.3) |
 Unemployed, n (%) | 25 (41.7) |
 Secondary school not completed, n (%) | 51 (85.0) |
 Married, n (%) | 49 (81.7) |
 Relationship to target child | |
  Grandparent or great grandparent, n (%) | 39 (65.0) |
  Biological parent, n (%) | 20 (33.3) |
  Other relative, n (%) | 1 (1.7) |
 Mainly speaks Isan language at home, n (%) | 47 (78.3) |
 Can read easily, n (%) | 36 (60.0) |
 Poor health in the past month, n (%) | 11 (18.3) |
 Childhood experience of maltreatment, n (%) | 44 (73.3) |
 Experiencing intimate partner violence, n (%) | 24 (40.0) |
Child variables | |
 Age, M, range (SD) | 4.9, 2–9, (2.0) |
 Female gender, n (%) | 28 (46.7) |
Household variables | |
 Number of adults in the household, M, range (SD) | 3.4, 1–5 (1.1) |
 Number of children in the household, M, range (SD) | 1.9, 1–5, (0.8) |
 Neither biological parent living in the household, n (%) | 16 (26.7) |
 Caregiver ran out of money to buy food ≥5 days in past 30 days, n (%) | 7 (11.7) |
 Total monthly household income | |
  ≤ 5000 Baht (160 USD), n (%) | 8 (13.3) |
  5001–15,000 Baht (160–481 USD), n (%) | 37 (61.7) |
  15,001–30,000 Baht (481–962 USD), n (%) | 14 (23.3) |
  30,001–50,000 Baht (962–1603 USD), n (%) | 1 (1.7) |
 House type | |
  Cement, brick or stone, n (%) | 47 (78.3) |
  Wood, n (%) | 8 (13.3) |
  Bamboo, plywood, or zinc (shack housing), n (%) | 5 (8.4) |