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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants exposed to intervention (N = 223)

From: Development and feasibility testing of a play-based psychosocial intervention for reduced patient stress in a pediatric care setting: experiences from Pakistan

Characteristic

N (%)

Age (months)

 0–12 months

71 (31.8)

 13–24 months

60 (26.9)

 25–36 months

34 (15.2)

 37–60 months

58 (26.01)

Gender (N, %)

 Male

127 (56.9)

 Female

96 (43.05)

Disease group

 Acute illnesses

161 (72.2)

 Cardiology

13 (5.8)

 Neurology

15 (6.7)

 NICU

2 (0.9)

 Surgery

30 (13.5)

 Neonatology

0 (0)

 Other

2 (0.9)

Length of stay (days, median)

3

Maternal education

 Primary

39 (17.5)

 School

25 (11.2)

 College

37 (16.6)

 University or above

114 (51.1)

 Missing

8 (3.59)

Maternal knowledge (KAP, mean±SD)

4.3 ± 0.29

Language (N, %)

 Urdu

128 (57.4)

 Sindhi

32 (14.4)

 Other

63 (28.3)

Residence

 Within the city

154 (69.1)

 Outside the city

69 (30.9)