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. 2023 Oct 11;15(10):e46846. doi: 10.7759/cureus.46846

Table 1. Family characteristics of study respondents, Al-Baha region, Saudi Arabia.

Family characteristics No. %
Family size    
3-4 130 36.9
5-7 173 49.1
>7 49 13.9
Siblings    
1 33 9.4
2 92 26.1
3 24 6.8
4+ 203 57.7
Parents are alive    
Yes, both 328 93.2
Only mother 19 5.4
Only father 5 1.4
Parents divorced    
Yes 26 7.4
No 326 92.6
Mother work    
Housewife 196 55.7
Working 156 44.3
Mother education    
Below secondary 43 12.2
Secondary 77 21.9
University/postgraduate 232 65.9
Father education    
Below secondary 22 6.3
Secondary 82 23.3
University/postgraduate 248 70.5
Monthly income (in Saudi Riyals)    
<5000  32 9.1
5000-10,000  114 32.4
>10,000  206 58.5
There is another caregiver for a child other than the parents, a maid or servant    
Yes 103 29.3
No 249 70.7
Home    
Owned 267 75.9
Rented 85 24.1
Age of the parent participated    
≤25 years 142 40.3
26-35 years 127 36.1
36-45 years 54 15.3
46-55 years 23 6.5
≥56 years 6 1.7