Table 1.

Participant demographics

Participants: (M)other; (F)ather	Parental age (M)other; (F)ather	Religion	Community type	Family type	Gender of child	Age of child	Age of child at diagnosis
M1 F1	M1 49 F1 NA	Hindu	Urban	Joint	Female	23	4.5
M2 F2	F2 37 M2 32	Hindu	Urban	Joint	Male	6	3
F3	F3 53	Hindu	Rural	Joint	Male	8	8
M4	M4 32	Hindu	Rural	Joint	Male	12	7
M5	M5 48	Catholic	Urban	Nuclear	Male	16	8
M6	M6 40	Catholic	Urban	Nuclear	Male	12	5
M7	M7 38	Hindu	Rural	Joint	Male	7	1.5
M8	M8 30	Hindu	Urban	Joint	Male	8	3
M9	M9 N/A	Hindu	Urban	Joint	Male	7	3.5
M10	M10 39	Catholic	Rural	Joint	Male	5	1.5