Effect of a Comprehensive Health Care Program by Korean Medicine Doctors on Medical Care Utilization for Common Infectious Diseases in Child-Care Centers

Table 2

Characteristics of infants.

		Consenters (%); ()	Nonconsenters (%); ()
Age		5.52 ± 1.20	5.67 ± 1.28	0.14
Sex	Male	181 (56.74)	116 (48.74)	0.06
	Female	138 (43.36)	122 (51.26)
Duration	Under 1 yr	81 (25.47)	48 (19.05)	0.07
	Over 1 yr	237 (74.53)	204 (80.95)
Past history	Yes	168 (57.14)	143 (57.66)	0.90
	No	126 (42.86)	105 (42.34)
Number of siblings		1.97 ± 0.64	2.05 ± 0.68	0.17
Main carer	Mother	271 (89.44)	216 (86.06)	0.22
	etc.	32 (10.56)	35 (13.94)
Health insurance coverage	Medicaid	9 (3.14)	20 (8.37)	0.01*
	National Health Ins.	278 (96.86)	219 (91.63)
Household income	Under 4,000	162 (54.92)	136 (59.13)	0.33
	Over 4,000	133 (45.08)	94 (40.87)
Mom’s education	Below high school	53 (18.15)	38 (15.70)	0.45
	Over college	239 (81.85)	204 (84.30)
Mom’s job	Working mom	158 (53.02)	135 (55.79)	0.52
	Household	140 (46.98)	107 (44.21)

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