TABLE 1.
Age of person concerned in call and role of caller
| Caller’s relationship with the person concerned | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Call concerned | n (% of total n, i.e., 1,350) | Female relative (% of each age group) | Male relative (% of each age group) | Professional (% of each age group) | Patient himself/herself (% of each age group) |
| Child (age 0-12 years) | 698 (51.7%) | 600 (86%) | 87 (12.5%) | 11 (1.6%) | na |
| Adolescent (age 13-17 years) | 466 (34.5%) | 394 (84.5%) | 61 (13.1%) | 11 (2.4%) | na |
| Young adult (age 18-25 years) | 153 (11.3%) | 106 (69.3%) | 21 (13.7%) | 6 (3.9%) | 20 (13.1%) |
| Adult (age ≥ 26 years) | 33 (2.4%) | 17 (51.5%) | 6 (18.2%) | 3 (9.1%) | 7 (21.2%) |
Note. n = 1,350