Demographic data of children and caregivers
| Parameters | Home-care children (n = 66) | Day-care children (n = 111) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Age, month, mean + SD | 30.6 + 1.35 | 32.0 + 2.21 | <0.01a,** |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 30 (45.5) | 57 (51.4) | 0.49b | |
| Female | 36 (54.5) | 54 (48.6) | ||
| Caregiver | Relationship of the primary caregiver to children, n (%) | |||
| Mother | 43 (65.2) | 59 (53.2) | 0.43b | |
| Grandparent | 13 (19.7) | 26 (23.4) | ||
| Father | 6 (9.1) | 17 (15.3) | ||
| Other | 4 (6.1) | 9 (8.1) | ||
| Age, year, mean + SD | 39.1 + 12.65 | 37.7 + 12.33 | 0.55a | |
| Major caregiver's level of education, n (%) | ||||
| Lower than graduation from high school | 33 (51.6) | 50 (46.3) | 0.50b | |
| Graduated high school | 31 (48.4) | 58 (53.7) | ||
| Household type, n (%) | ||||
| Two-parent household | 62 (93.9%) | 92 (82.9%) | 0.03b,* | |
| Single -parent household | 4 (6.1%) | 19 (17.1%) | ||
| Parameters | Home-care children ( | Day-care children ( | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children | Age, month, mean | 30.6 | 32.0 | <0.01a,** |
| Sex, | ||||
| Male | 30 (45.5) | 57 (51.4) | 0.49b | |
| Female | 36 (54.5) | 54 (48.6) | ||
| Caregiver | Relationship of the primary caregiver to children, | |||
| Mother | 43 (65.2) | 59 (53.2) | 0.43b | |
| Grandparent | 13 (19.7) | 26 (23.4) | ||
| Father | 6 (9.1) | 17 (15.3) | ||
| Other | 4 (6.1) | 9 (8.1) | ||
| Age, year, mean | 39.1 | 37.7 | 0.55a | |
| Major caregiver's level of education, | ||||
| Lower than graduation from high school | 33 (51.6) | 50 (46.3) | 0.50b | |
| Graduated high school | 31 (48.4) | 58 (53.7) | ||
| Household type, | ||||
| Two-parent household | 62 (93.9%) | 92 (82.9%) | 0.03b,* | |
| Single -parent household | 4 (6.1%) | 19 (17.1%) | ||
Note(s): aAnalyzed with Mann–Whitney U test, bAnalyzed with Chi-squared test, *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01
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