Table 3.
Characteristics of the studied population.
| Total Sample, n = 521 |
Surveyed Group, n = 211 | Control Group, n = 310 |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Child’s age, n (%) | ||||
| 3–4 years | 236 (45.3) | 98 (46.4) | 138 (44.5) | ns |
| 5–6 years | 285 (54.7) | 113 (53.6) | 172 (55.5) | |
| Gender, n (%) | ||||
| Female | 436 (83,7) | 177 (83.9) | 259 (83.5) | |
| Male | 85 (16.3) | 34 (16.1) | 51 (16.5) | 0.03 |
| Parents’ age, n (%) | ||||
| <25 years | 44 (8.4) | 23 (10.9) | 21 (6.8) | |
| 26–35 years | 351 (67.4) | 136 (64.5) | 215 (69.4) | 0.034 |
| >35 years | 126 (24.2) | 52 (24.6) | 74 (23.8) | |
| Place of residence, n (%) | ||||
| City > 100,000 | 313 (60.1) | 127 (60.2) | 186 (60.0) | |
| City < 100,000 | 132 (25.3) | 48 (22.7) | 84 (27.1) | 0.002 |
| Rural area | 76 (14.6) | 36 (17.1) | 40 (12.9) | |
| Education | ||||
| Primary school | 21 (4.0) | 7 (3.3) | 14 (4.5) | |
| Secondary school | 139 (26.7) | 41 (19.4) | 98 (31.6) | 0.017 |
| Vocational school | 42 (8.1) | 13 (6.2) | 29 (9.4) | |
| University | 319 (61.2) | 150 (71.1) | 169 (54.5) | |
| Professional status | ||||
| Unemployed, homemaker | 60 (11.5) | 23 (10.9) | 37 (11.9) | |
| Works occasionally | 174 (33.4) | 49 (23.2) | 125 (40.3) | 0.036 |
| Permanently employed | 256 (49.1) | 131 (62.1) | 125 (40.3) | |
| University student | 31 (6.0) | 8 (3.8) | 23 (7.5) |
The results are statistically significant at p < 0.05 (chi-squared test).