Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the parents and the children by group.
| Demographics | App group, n=34 | MCHHa group, n=22 | P value | ||||
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Sex, female, n (%) | 27 (79) | 17 (77) | .85 | |||
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Age (years) | .81 | |||||
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Mean (SD) | 33.7 (5.4) | 34.0 (5.8) |
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Range | 20-45 | 21-44 |
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Education, n (%) | .11 | |||||
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Less than bachelor’s degree | 3 (9) | 5 (23) |
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Bachelor’s degree | 12 (35) | 11 (50) |
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Master’s or doctoral degree | 19 (56) | 6 (27) |
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Monthly income <15000 Baht/monthb, n (%) | 3 (9) | 3 (14) | .65 | |||
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Type of phone, n (%) |
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.12 | |||
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iPhone | 24 (71) | 11 (50) |
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Android | 10 (29) | 11 (50) |
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Parents who used other apps to assess child’s health in the past, n (%) | 8 (24) | 7 (3) | .49 | |||
| Children | |||||||
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Sex, female, n (%) | 11 (32) | 13 (59) | .048c | |||
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Age (years) | .002c | |||||
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Mean (SD) | 2.6 (1.3) | 3.8 (1.6) |
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Range | 0.3-4.9 | 0.1-6 |
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Growth parameters, n (%) |
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Weight | .82 | ||||
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Below normal | 1 (3) | 1 (5) |
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Normal | 31 (91) | 19 (86) |
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Above normal | 2 (6) | 2 (9) |
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Length/height | .90 | ||||
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Below normal | 1 (3) | 1 (5) |
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Normal | 32 (94) | 20 (90) |
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Above normal | 1 (3) | 1 (5) |
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Head circumference | .75 | ||||
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Below normal | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Normal | 33 (97) | 21 (95) |
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Above normal | 1 (3) | 1 (5) |
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| MCHH version | |||||||
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Year (range) | 2005-2014 | 2007-2013 |
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aMCHH: maternal and child health handbook.
b1 USD=35.3 Baht.
cDifferences were statistically significant at P<.05.