Child participant characteristics
| Characteristics of child co-researchers | N* (%)† |
| Sex | |
| Girl | 8 (57) |
| Boy | 6 (43) |
| Age (years) | |
| 10 | 1 (7) |
| 11 | 10 (71) |
| 12 | 2 (14) |
| 13 | 0 (0) |
| 14 | 1 (7) |
| School attended | |
| Primary school | 13 (93) |
| Secondary school | 1 (7) |
| Hospital/disease experience (lived experience) | |
| Currently suffering from a disease | 2 (14) |
| Hospitalisation or minor surgery in the past | 6 (43) |
| Family member(s) who suffer from a disease | 2 (14) |
| None | 4 (29) |
| Research experience as participant | |
| Yes | 2 (14) |
| No | 12 (86) |
| Experience as co-researcher | |
| Yes | 0 (0) |
| No | 14 (100) |
*Number of child participants; n=14.
†Rounded to nearest whole number.