Table 1.
Demographic characteristics: A) Parent information; B) Child information.
| A) | |
| CHARACTERISTIC | PARENTS, N (%) (N = 202) |
| Sex | |
| • Female | 165 (81.7) |
| • Male | 37 (18.3) |
| Relationship to child | |
| • Mother | 165 (81.7) |
| • Father | 37 (18.3) |
| • Legal guardian | 0 (0.0) |
| No. of children aged 0–12 y | |
| • 1 | 94 (46.5) |
| • 2 | 82 (40.6) |
| • 3 | 23 (11.4) |
| • 4 | 2 (1.0) |
| • 5 | 1 (0.5) |
| Single parent | 25 (12.4) |
| Ever gave child an NHP (including vitamins) | 92 (45.5) |
| Ever gave child a nonvitamin NHP | 58 (28.7) |
| B) | |
| CHARACTERISTIC | CHILDREN (N = 333) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| • Female | 170 (51.1) |
| • Male | 163 (48.9) |
| Mean (SD) age, y | 5.1 (3.3) |
| Median age, y | 4.0 |
| Taking prescribed or OTC medications, n (%) | 101 (30.3) |
| Taking NHP (including vitamins), n (%) | 137 (41.1) |
| Has a chronic health condition, n (%) | 67 (20.1) |
NHP—natural health product, OTC—over the counter.