Table 2.
Demographic information of participants in the test group (n=150).
| Demographics | mCARE: test group, n (%) | |
| Age (years) | ||
|
|
2-6 | 37 (24.7) |
| 6-9 | 113 (75.3) | |
| Sex | ||
|
|
Male | 124 (82.7) |
| Female | 26 (17.3) | |
| Education of children | ||
|
|
Never went to school | 34 (22.7) |
| Went to usual academic school but failed to continue study | 22 (14.7) | |
| Went to specialized school but failed to continue study | 4 (2.7) | |
| Currently he/she is going to usual academic school | 12 (8.0) | |
| Currently he/she is going to specialized academic school | 78 (52.0) | |
| Father’s education | ||
|
|
Primary | 29 (19.3) |
| Secondary | 23 (15.3) | |
| Undergraduate | 23 (15.3) | |
| Graduate | 29 (19.3) | |
| Postgraduate | 46 (30.7) | |
| Mother’s education | ||
|
|
Primary | 19 (12.7) |
| Secondary | 37 (24.7) | |
| Undergraduate | 25 (16.7) | |
| Graduate | 32 (21.3) | |
| Postgraduate | 37 (24.7) | |
| Student | 0.0 (0.0) | |
| Unemployed | 4 (2.7) | |
| Father’s occupation | ||
|
|
Service | 70 (46.7) |
| Business | 45 (30.0) | |
| Cultivation | 1 (0.7) | |
| Other | 7 (4.7) | |
| Unemployed | 23 (15.3) | |
| Mother’s occupation | ||
|
|
Student | 0.0 (0.0) |
| Unemployed | 0.0 (0.0) | |
| Housewife | 124 (82.7) | |
| Service | 17 (11.3) | |
| Business | 4 (2.7) | |
| Cultivation | 0 (0.0) | |
| Maid | 1 (0.7) | |
| Other | 1 (0.7) | |
| Not applied | 3 (2.0) | |
| Average family spending per month (in thousand Taka)a | ||
|
|
<15 K | 19 (12.7) |
| 15-30 K | 44 (29.3) | |
| 30-50 K | 31 (20.7) | |
| >50 K | 56 (37.3) | |
| Family type | ||
|
|
Nuclear | 113 (75.3) |
| Extended | 37 (24.7) | |
| Geographic location | ||
|
|
Urban | 120 (80.0) |
| Semiurban | 15 (10.0) | |
| Rural | 15 (10.0) | |
| Slum | 0.0 (0.0) | |
aUS $1=84.77 Taka (as of March 18, 2021).