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World J Clin Pediatr. May 8, 2016; 5(2): 198-205
Published online May 8, 2016. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v5.i2.198
Published online May 8, 2016. doi: 10.5409/wjcp.v5.i2.198
Table 1 Characteristics of the groups of parents enrolled n (%)
| Characteristic | Total | Center A | Center B | Center C | Center D |
| n = 600 | n = 150 | n = 150 | n = 150 | n = 150 | |
| Enrolled parent | |||||
| Mother | 414 (69) | 105 (70) | 96 (64) | 116 (77) | 97 (65) |
| Father | 186 (31) | 45 (30) | 54 (36) | 34 (23) | 53 (35) |
| Mother age | |||||
| 20-30 yr | 150 (36) | 44 (42) | 42 (44) | 36 (31) | 28 (29) |
| 31-40 yr | 214 (52) | 53 (51) | 48 (50) | 65 (48) | 57 (59) |
| > 40 yr | 50 (12) | 8 (7) | 6 (6) | 24 (21) | 12 (12) |
| Father age | |||||
| 20-30 yr | 31 (17) | 5 (11) | 14 (26) | 5 (15) | 7 (13) |
| 31-40 yr | 116 (62) | 35 (78) | 30 (56) | 16 (47) | 35 (66) |
| > 40 yr | 39 (21) | 5 (11) | 10 (18) | 13 (38) | 11 (21) |
| Working mothers | 316 (76) | 82 (78) | 75 (78) | 86 (74) | 73 (75) |
| Housewives | 98 | 23 (22) | 21 (22) | 30 (26) | 24 (25) |
| Working fathers | 171 | 41 (91) | 51 (94) | 30 (88) | 49 (92) |
| Unemployed fathers | 15 (8) | 4 (9) | 3 (6) | 4 (12) | 4 (8) |
| Parental education | |||||
| < high school | 13 | 2 (1) | 0 | 6 (4) | 5 (3) |
| High school | 278 | 68 (45) | 54 (36) | 88 (59) | 68 (45) |
| College | 209 | 55 (37) | 62 (41) | 42 (28) | 50 (34) |
| > college | 100 | 25 (17) | 34 (23) | 14 (9) | 27 (18) |
| Parental past experience with otitis | |||||
| Yes | 411 | 112 (75) | 101 (68) | 100 (67) | 98 (65) |
| Not | 181 | 37 (25) | 47 (31) | 48 (32) | 49 (33) |
| “I don’t know” | 8 | 1 (1) | 2 (1) | 2 (1) | 3 (2) |
- Citation: Broides A, Bereza O, Lavi-Givon N, Fruchtman Y, Gazala E, Leibovitz E. Parental acceptability of the watchful waiting approach in pediatric acute otitis media. World J Clin Pediatr 2016; 5(2): 198-205
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2219-2808/full/v5/i2/198.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v5.i2.198