Socio-demographic characteristics of parents and hospitalised children
| Characteristics | N (%) | CI (95%) |
| Characteristics of children | ||
| Child age group (years) (n=223) | ||
| Median age in years (25th percentile–75th percentile) | 3 (1.9–4) | |
| Sex (n=223) | ||
| Male | 136 (61.0) | (0.54 to 0.67) |
| Female | 87 (39.0) | (0.33 to 0.45) |
| Highly active/prompt in nature (n=222) | ||
| Yes | 146 (65.5) | (0.59 to 0.71) |
| No | 76 (34.1) | (0.28 to 0.40) |
| Characteristics of parents | ||
| Father’s age (years) (n=217) | ||
| Median age | 34 | |
| ≤25 | 9 (4.0) | (0.02 to 0.07) |
| 26–30 | 63 (28.3) | (0.23 to 0.34) |
| 31–35 | 71 (31.8) | (0.26 to 0.38) |
| 36–40 | 44 (19.7) | (0.15 to 0.25) |
| >40 | 36 (16.1) | (0.12 to 0.21) |
| Mother’s age (years) (n=219) | ||
| Median age | 28 | |
| ≤25 | 86 (38.6) | (0.32 to 0.45) |
| 26–30 | 71 (31.8) | (0.26 to 0.38) |
| 31–35 | 53 (23.8) | (0.19 to 0.30) |
| 36–40 | 9 (4.0) | (0.02 to 0.07) |
| >40 | 4 (1.8) | (0.00 to 0.04) |
| Father’s education (n=220) | ||
| Illiterate | 24 (10.9) | (0.07 to 0.15) |
| Primary | 29 (13.2) | (0.09 to 0.18) |
| Secondary | 82 (36.3) | (0.31 to 0.43) |
| Higher secondary | 54 (24.6) | (0.19 to 0.30) |
| Graduation | 31 (14.1) | (0.09 to 0.19) |
| Mother’s education (n=222) | ||
| Illiterate | 28 (12.6) | (0.08 to 0.17) |
| Primary | 45 (20.3) | (0.15 to 0.26) |
| Secondary | 96 (43.2) | (0.37 to 0.49) |
| Higher secondary | 32 (14.4) | (0.10 to 0.19) |
| Graduation | 21 (9.5) | (0.06 to 0.14) |
| Father’s profession (n=221) | ||
| Service | 91 (41.2) | (0.34 to 0.47) |
| Business | 68 (30.8) | (0.25 to 0.37) |
| Farming | 12 (5.4) | (0.03 to 0.09) |
| Day labour | 15 (6.8) | (0.04 to 0.11) |
| Others | 35 (15.8) | (0.11 to 0.21) |
| Mother’s profession (n=222) | ||
| Housewife | 191 (86.0) | (0.80 to 0.89) |
| Service | 15 (6.8) | (0.04 to 0.11) |
| Business | 2 (0.9) | (0.00 to 0.03) |
| Farming | 2 (0.9) | (0.00 to 0.03) |
| Day labour | 0 (0) | (0.00 to 0.01) |
| Others | 12 (5.4) | (0.03 to 0.09) |
| Monthly family income (US$) (n=223) | ||
| <180 | 75 (33.6) | (0.28 to 0.40) |
| 180–300 | 103 (46.2) | (0.39 to 0.53) |
| 301–590 | 38 (17.0) | (0.13 to 0.22) |
| >590 | 7 (3.1) | (0.01 to 0.06) |
| Employment status of parents (n=222) | ||
| Only the father works outside | 186 (83.8) | (0.78 to 0.88) |
| Both parents work outside | 32 (14.4) | (0.10 to 0.19) |
| Both parents stay home | 1 (0.45) | (0.00 to 0.02) |
| Other | 3 (1.4) | (0.00 to 0.04) |
| Residence (n=223) | ||
| Metropolitan | 97 (43.5) | (0.37 to 0.50) |
| Suburban | 83 (37.2) | (0.31 to 0.44) |
| Village | 43 (19.3) | (0.15 to 0.25) |
| Type of family (n=223) | ||
| Nuclear | 145 (65.0) | (0.58 to 0.71) |
| Large | 78 (35.0) | (0.29 to 0.41) |