Items

Average (Range)

Number (%)

Mothers’ age (years)

29.1

(19 - 40)

Children’s age (months)

7.2

(1 - 12)

Period between the hospitalization and interview (days)

6.8

(4 - 9)

Mothers who were married

14

(93.3%)

Mothers who were employed

4

(25.0%)

Mothers who resided in cities

15

(100.0%)

Children who attended a nursery school

1

(6.3%)

Hospitalized child’s disease

Respiratory infectious disease

9

(60.0%)

Infectious gastroenteritis

5

(33.3%)

Febrile convulsion (isolated seizure)

1

(6.7%)