(n=26)
Sl. No	Demographic characteristics	Frequency (Percentage) Mean ±SD
1.	Parents age	37 ±5 years
2.	Educational status
	a) Primary class	10 (38.4%)
	b) Secondary school	9 (34.6%)
	c) Degree/Diploma	5 (19.2%)
d) Post-graduation	2 (7.6%)
3.	Occupational status (during covid)
	a) Employed	8 (30.7%)
	b) Unemployed	4 (15.3%)
c) Homemaker	14 (53.8%)
4.	Religion
	a) Christian	1 (3.8%)
	b) Muslim	2 (7.6)
c) Hindu	23 (88.4%)
5.	Child’s age
	a) <12 months	6 (23%)
	b) 1 – 3 years	7 (26.9%)
	c) 4 – 6 years	5 (19.2%)
	d) 7 - 12 years	3 (11.5%)
e) 13 -19 years	5 (19.2%)
6.	Child’s gender
	a) Male	16 (61.5%)
b) Female	10 (38.4%)
7.	Health care needs
	a) Preoperative surgical care needs	14 (53.8%)
b) Post operative follow-up care	12 (46.1%)
8.	Parents used telemedicine
	a) Yes	16 (61.5%)
b) No	10 (38.4%)
9	Surgical pathologies related to system
	a) CNS	8 (30.7%)
	b) Gastrointestinal	7 (26.9%)
	c) Urology	5 (19.2%)
d) Others	6 (23%)
SD, standard deviation; CNS, central nervous system.