Table 2.
Basic characteristics of parents and family of CKD children
| Parameter | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Mothers | 196 | 100 |
| Age, mean ± SD (years) | 37.97 ± 6.74 | |
| Mother`s education level | ||
| Elementary/trade school | 87 | 44.4 |
| High school | 72 | 36.7 |
| University degree | 37 | 18.9 |
| Employment | ||
| Yes | 129 | 61.2 |
| No | 67 | 38.8 |
| Healthy | ||
| Yes | 165 | 83.3 |
| No | 31 | 16.7 |
| Fathers | 192 | 100 |
| Age (mean ± SD) (years) | 40.91 ± 7.39 | |
| Father`s education level | ||
| Elementary/trade school | 124 | 64.6 |
| High school | 42 | 21.9 |
| University degree | 26 | 13.5 |
| Employment | ||
| Yes | 165 | 86 |
| No | 27 | 14 |
| Healthy | ||
| Yes | 164 | 85.4 |
| No | 28 | 14.6 |
| Family a | ||
| Full | 175 | 86.2 |
| Single-parent family | 25 | 13.8 |
| Main caregiver a | ||
| Mother | 175 | 87.5 |
| Father | 19 | 9.5 |
| Both parents | 6 | 3.0 |
| Sibling | ||
| Yes | 163 | 80.3 |
| No | 40 | 19.7 |
No data were available on 7 mothers (4 are deceased, and in the case of 3 children, living in social welfare centres—no contact) and 11 fathers (2 are deceased, and in 3 cases, children live in social welfare centres, no contact is available in the remaining cases)
aThree children live in a social welfare centre