Survey respondents |
Fathers | 68 (9.3) |
Mothers | 665 (90.7) |
Age classes |
≤25 years | 27 (3.7) |
26–30 years | 193 (26.5) |
31–35 years | 265 (36.4) |
36–40 years | 175 (24.0) |
>40 years | 69 (9.5) |
Educational level |
University | 437 (67.2) |
High school | 153 (23.5) |
Other level | 60 (9.2) |
Nationality |
Lebanese | 616 (93.3) |
Non-Lebanese | 43 (6.5) |
Specialty |
Medical | 26 (4.4) |
Para-medical | 88 (14.9) |
Non-medical | 474 (80.5) |
Marital status |
Married | 705 (96.6) |
Divorced or widowed | 25 (3.4) |
No of children |
1 | 135 (18.4) |
2 | 350 (47.8) |
3 | 170 (23.2) |
4 | 53 (7.2) |
5 | 13 (1.8) |
>5 | 11 (1.5) |
First child age |
≤3 years | 56 (7.7) |
4 years | 117 (16.2) |
5 years | 125 (17.3) |
6 years | 102 (14.1) |
>6 years | 324 (44.8) |
Child/children health status |
Presence of underlying chronic condition (eg, congenital heart/lung disease, Down’s syndrome or other condition that may cause more often or serious sickness) | 67 (9.3) |