Parental Perceptions and Practices toward Childhood Asthma

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of asthmatic children and their parents .

Characteristics	Number (%)
Age (years)
3–5	208 (34.7)
6–8	152 (25.3)
9–11	124 (20.7)
≥12	116 (19.3)
Gender
Male	372 (62.0)
Female	228 (38.0)
Area of residency
Urban	480 (80)
Rural	120 (20)
Parent education level
Illiterate	59 (9.8)
Secondary	253 (42.2)
University	235 (39.2)
Higher education	53 (8.8)
Family income (month)
<10,000 (low)	317 (52.8)
10,00–20,000 (middle)	192 (32)
>20,000 (high)	91 (15.2)
Number of children in the family
1–5	307 (51.2)
6–10	260 (43.3)
>10	33 (5.5)
Family history of asthma	331 (55.2)