Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of the Sample
| Demographic Characteristics | Parents of Asthma children (N = 136) | Parents of Heart Disease Children (N = 264) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | % | N | % | |
| Characteristics of Parents | ||||
| Relationship to Patient | ||||
| Father | 18 | 13.24 | 97 | 36.74 |
| Mother | 105 | 77.21 | 156 | 59.09 |
| Grandfather | 0 | 0.00 | 5 | 1.89 |
| Grandmother | 12 | 8.82 | 3 | 1.14 |
| Others | 1 | 0.74 | 3 | 1.14 |
| Level of Family Income | ||||
| High | 1 | 0.74 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Intermediate high | 17 | 12.50 | 8 | 3.03 |
| Intermediate mid | 92 | 67.65 | 104 | 39.39 |
| Intermediate low | 22 | 16.18 | 84 | 31.82 |
| Low | 4 | 2.94 | 68 | 25.76 |
| Method of Payment for the Child's Medical Care | ||||
| Free medical service | 14 | 10.29 | 6 | 2.27 |
| Medical insurance | 43 | 31.62 | 52 | 19.70 |
| Rural cooperative medical service | 3 | 2.21 | 89 | 33.71 |
| Self-paying | 75 | 55.15 | 114 | 43.18 |
| Others | 1 | 0.74 | 3 | 1.14 |
| Characteristics of Children | ||||
| Ages (years) | ||||
| 2~4 | 59 | 43.38 | 116 | 43.94 |
| 5~7 | 42 | 30.88 | 61 | 23.11 |
| 8~2 | 31 | 22.79 | 43 | 16.29 |
| 13~18 | 4 | 2.94 | 44 | 16.67 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 93 | 68.38 | 150 | 56.82 |
| Female | 43 | 31.62 | 114 | 43.18 |
| Groups | ||||
| Inpatient | 1 | 0.74 | 207 | 78.41 |
| Outpatient | 135 | 99.26 | 57 | 21.59 |
| Disease Duration (years) | ||||
| <2 | 51 | 37.50 | 74 | 28.03 |
| 2~ | 54 | 39.71 | 82 | 31.06 |
| ≥4 | 31 | 22.79 | 108 | 40.91 |
| Disease Status | ||||
| Mild | 91 | 66.91 | 156 | 59.09 |
| Moderate | 35 | 25.74 | 66 | 25.00 |
| Severe | 6 | 4.41 | 42 | 15.91 |
| Not reported | 4 | 2.94 | 0 | 0.00 |