Table 1.
Demographic and medical characteristics
| Variable | Self-reports (n = 55) n (%) |
Proxy-reports (n = 98) n (%) |
| Demographic characteristic | ||
| Child age in year, mean + SD (range) | 8.8+3.1(5–16) | 6.6 +3.7 (2–16) |
| 2–4 year-group | 40 (41) | |
| 5–7 year-group | 24 (44) | 25 (26) |
| 8–12 year-group | 24 (44) | 25 (26) |
| 13–18 year-group | 7 (12) | 7 (7) |
| Child gender, male n (%) | 27 (49) | 54 (55) |
| Number of child in family | ||
| single child n (%) | 16 (29) | 34 (35) |
| Respondent, n (%) | ||
| mothers | 75 | |
| father | 20 | |
| others | 4 | |
| Socio-economic status | ||
| Class of hospitalization: 2nd and 3rd class | 42 (76) | 76 (78) |
| Parents' income: <100 US dollar | 37 (67) | 70 (71) |
| Parents' employment: non employed | 29 (53) | 54 (55) |
| Parents' educational level | ||
| mother: low educational level | 27 (49) | 74 (76) |
| father: low educational level | 24 (43) | 40 (41) |
| Medical characteristics | ||
| Phase of treatment: intensive phase | 27 (49) | 56 (57) |
| Risk stratification: SR | 24 (44) | 49 (50) |