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Table 2 Characteristics of participants (N = 56)

From: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning cockroach exposure among caregivers of children with asthma

 

n

Median (IQR)

Age of Child at Asthma Diagnosis

51

3 (1–6)

Roach Number

26

21.5 (8–80)

Perceived Stress Scale

26

7 (4–10)

Medicine Beliefs Questionnaire

55

 

Necessity Scale

 

19 (14–22)

Concerns Scale

 

14 (10–19)

Overuse Scale

 

14 (10–16)

Harm Scale

 

12 (10–13)

Asthma Knowledge

55

54 (49–57)

Cockroach KAP

56

 

Knowledge Scale

 

6 (2–8)

Attitude Scale

 

4.75 (2.25–6.00)

Practice Scale

 

6.5 (4.0–8.0)

Cockroach KAP Total

 

15.25 (10–19.25)

Asthma Self-Efficacy

26

 

Management

 

32 (30–34)

Prevention

 

28 (26–30)

Social Support

26

28.5 (25.0–30.0)

 

n

n (%)

Race/Ethnicity

56

 

Hispanic all Races

 

3 (5.35)

White

 

5 (8.93)

Black/African American

 

49 (87.5)

Other

 

2 (3.57)

Relationship to Child

54

 

Mother

 

39 (72.2)

Father

 

4 (7.4)

Grandmother

 

10 (18.5)

Aunt

 

1 (1.85)

Education

56

 

Less than High School

 

7 (12.5)

High School/GED

 

21 (37.5)

Greater than High School

 

28 (50.0)

Marital Status

56

 

Married

 

9 (16.1)

Divorced

 

9 (16.1)

Single

 

37 (66.1)

Widowed

 

1 (1.79)

Home Ownership

  

Rent Home

32

24 (75.0)

Seen Roaches Past Year

30

27 (90.0)

Type of Dwelling

31

 

Detached House

 

12 (38.7)

Duplex/Triplex

 

11 (35.5)

Row House

 

2 (6.5)

Low Rise Apartment

 

6 (19.4)