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Table 1 Characteristics of participating parents

From: Safety netting advice for acutely ill children presenting to ambulatory care: exploring parents’ opinions, ideas, and expectations through focus group interviews

 

Participating parents (n = 30)

Gender (female)

20 (67%)

Age group participating parents (years old)

 25–29

5 (17%)

 30–34

10 (33%)

 35–39

10 (33%)

  ≥ 40

5 (17%)

Degree of urbanisationa

 1 – Cities

10 (33%)

 2 – Towns and suburbs

20 (67%)

 3 – Rural areas

0 (0%)

Age children (years old)

 0–1

18 (37.5%)

 2–6

24 (50.0%)

 7–12

6 (12.5%)

Number of children per parent

 1

17 (57%)

 2

10 (33%)

 3

2 (7%)

 4

0 (0%)

 5

1 (3%)

Number of participants per FG (date and location)

 FG 1 (10 October 2022 – Leuven, AGORA Learning Centre)

6

 FG 2 (24 October 2022 – Leuven, AGORA Learning Centre)

3

 FG 3 (23 November 2022 – Aarschot, well child clinic)

7

 FG 4 (28 November 2022 – Aarschot, well child clinic)

4

 FG 5 (1 December 2022 – Ghent, university meeting room)

5

 FG 6 (5 December 2022 – Diest, AZ Diest hospital meeting room)

5

  1. aThe Degree of Urbanisation (DEGURBA) is a classification that indicates the character of an area. It is based on the share of local population living in urban clusters and in urban centres, and is classified into three types of area: “city”, “town/suburb”, “rural”. FG = focus group interview