| Variable | Knowledge | X2 | P value | FET | |
| Poor | Good | ||||
| Parents’ classification of child’s illness. |
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| Physical only | 181(98.9) (95.8) | 8 (66.7) (4.2) | 39.25 | 0.000000 | 0.0001187 |
| Psychological | 2(1.1) (33.3) | 4 (33.3) (66.7) |
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| Gender of accompanying parent |
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| Mother | 159 (86.9) (95.7) | 7(58.3) (4.3) | 6.78 | 0.0417593 | 0.1586739 |
| Father | 24 (13.1) (82.80) | 5(41.7) (17.2) |
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| N/S |
| Family history of psychiatric illness. |
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| None | 174 (95.1) (94.6) | 10 (83.3) (5.4) | 2.92 | 0.0874702 | 0.1400130 |
| Yes | 9 (4.9) (81.8) | 2(16.7) (18.2) |
| N/S | N/S |