Table 7.
Diagnosis awareness and teasing of individuals with CFM
| Caregiver (n = 42) | Adult (n = 9) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | |
| Age when noticed diagnosis (years) | ||||
| ≤2 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 50 |
| 3–4 | 16 | 44 | 0 | -- |
| 5–6 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 17 |
| 7–9 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 33 |
| Too young to notice | 9 | 25 | 0 | -- |
| Don’t know | 6 | -- | 3 | -- |
| Age when noticed others looking at them (years) | ||||
| ≤2 | 3 | 8 | -- | -- |
| 3–4 | 11 | 31 | -- | -- |
| 5–6 | 4 | 11 | -- | -- |
| 7–9 | 2 | 6 | -- | -- |
| Too young to notice | 16 | 44 | -- | -- |
| Don’t know | 6 | -- | 9 | -- |
| Teasing | ||||
| Yes | 13 | 43 | 8 | 89 |
| No | 17 | 57 | 1 | 11 |
| Too young (< 4 years of age) | 5 | -- | 0 | -- |
| Don’t know | 7 | -- | 0 | -- |
| Age when first teased (years) | ||||
| 3–4 | 0 | -- | 1 | 17 |
| 5–6 | 6 | 75 | 2 | 33 |
| 7–9 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 33 |
| ≥10 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 17 |
| Don’t know age | 5 | -- | 3 | -- |
| Location(s) of teasing | ||||
| School/daycare | 12 | 92 | 8 | 89 |
| Community settings | 5 | 39 | 4 | 44 |
| Home/family settings | 1 | 8 | 0 | -- |
| Other | 1 | 8 | 1 | 11 |
| Identity of teaser(s) | ||||
| Classmates | 9 | 75 | 8 | 100 |
| Children in the community | 8 | 67 | 4 | 50 |
| Adults in the community | 3 | 25 | 1 | 13 |
| Extended family | 1 | 8 | 0 | -- |
| Other | 1 | 8 | 1 | 13 |
| Not reported | 1 | -- | 1 | -- |
| Frequency of teasing (when most teased) | ||||
| Almost never | 2 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
| Some of the time | 2 | 15 | 6 | 67 |
| Half of the time | 0 | -- | 1 | 11 |
| Most of the time | 2 | 15 | 1 | 11 |
| Almost always | 2 | 15 | 0 | -- |
| Don’t know | 5 | -- | 0 | -- |