Table 3.
Sample characteristics
| Characteristics | No. of Studies | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Australia | 1 |
| England | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 1 | |
| Turkey | 2 | |
| USA | 3 | |
| Child Age Range | Primary School (> 4–12 years) | 1 |
| Secondary School (> 11–19 years) | 3 | |
| Mixed | 3 | |
| Unknown | 1 | |
| Child Gender | < 50% Male | 3 |
| > 50% Male | 3 | |
| Unknown | 2 | |
| Parent Gender | < 50% Male | 5 |
| > 50% Male | 0 | |
| 50% − 50% | 3 | |
| School Refusal Group Recruited From | In-patient clinic | 1 |
| Out-patient clinic | 5 | |
| Community | 1 | |
| Unknown | 1 | |
| Comparison Group Recruited From | In-patient clinic | 0 |
| Out-patient clinic | 1 | |
| Community | 6 | |
| Unknown | 0 | |
| Not Applicable | 1 |