Table 4 Relationship between parents’ demographics and their awareness concerning categories of “first thousand days of life”
Variable | Mean ± SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Period of the first thousand days and its importance | Importance of nutrition and food supplements | Role of parents in the first thousand days of life and the importance of the socio-economic status of the family | Use of digital media by children | |
Age | ||||
< 30 | 27.23 ± 22.67 | 22.80 ± 33.06 * | 70.46 ± 26.11 | 39.13 ± 51.15 |
>= 30 Ref | 24.95 ± 23.58 | 31.03 ± 34.38 | 68.26 ± 35.12 | 49.32 ± 53.18 |
Gender | ||||
Female | 26.42 ± 23.49 | 30.69 ± 34.28 | 67.95 ± 27.09 | 41.82 ± 53.02 |
Male Ref | 25.75 ± 17.74 | 23.13 ± 25.84 | 70.78 ± 20.43 | 46.63 ± 39.99 |
Education | ||||
Under high school diploma | 29.96 ± 15.87 | 24.14 ± 23.17 | 70.16 ± 18.27 | 57.30 ± 35.79* |
High school diploma | 19.02 ± 20.94* | 25.54 ± 30.53 | 69.05 ± 25.95 | 46.41 ± 47.22* |
Academic Ref | 29.28 ± 27.92 | 31.05 ± 40.75 | 68.87 ± 32.23 | 28.96 ± 63.09 |
Spouse's education | ||||
Under high school diploma | 21.08 ± 16.22* | 22.62 ± 23.65 | 69.01 ± 18.68 | 44.73 ± 36.55 |
High school diploma | 24.27 ± 18.24* | 26.57 ± 26.58 | 67.85 ± 22.98 | 40.25 ± 41.11 |
Academic Ref | 32.92 ± 28.51 | 31.55 ± 41.65 | 71.23 ± 32.92 | 47.70 ± 64.35 |
Parents status | ||||
Having a child under the age of two | 24.74 ± 22.09 | 30.44 ± 23.16 | 66.93 ± 25.39 | 47.53 ± 49.74 |
Expecting a baby | 27.28 ± 23.37 | 28.72 ± 31.14 | 68.19 ± 24.59 | 45.49 ± 48.13 |
Actively trying to have a child Ref | 26.24 ± 18.39 | 21.58 ± 26.86 | 72.96 ± 21.20 | 39.65 ± 41.51 |