Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants (N = 300)
| N | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Parent | ||
| Mother | 230 | 77 |
| Father | 69 | 23 |
| Health center | ||
| Rural | 83 | 28 |
| Urban | 217 | 72 |
| Age group (years) | ||
| < 18 | 9 | 3 |
| 18–29 | 60 | 20 |
| 30–39 | 133 | 45 |
| 40–49 | 86 | 29 |
| ≥ 50 | 9 | 3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 266 | 94 |
| Widowed | 5 | 2 |
| Divorced | 12 | 4 |
| Nationality | ||
| Emirati | 225 | 77 |
| Others | 68 | 23 |
| Educational level | ||
| Illiterate | 2 | 1 |
| Less than high school | 34 | 11 |
| High school | 97 | 33 |
| University | 131 | 44 |
| Masters or PhD | 32 | 11 |
| Household income (Emirati dirhams*) | ||
| < 10,000 | 75 | 27 |
| 10,000–30,000 | 134 | 48 |
| 30,000–50,000 | 48 | 17 |
| >50,000 | 24 | 8 |
| Is this child your firstborn? Yes | 70 | 23 |
| Number of children in the household | ||
| 1 | 35 | 12 |
| 2 | 59 | 20 |
| 3 | 55 | 18 |
| ≥4 | 149 | 50 |
Total number for each characteristic may not add up to 300 because of missing values.
* 10,000 Emirati dirhams ≈ US$ 2,700.