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Table 1 Individual characteristics of the participants

From: Parents’ perception of challenges of caring of children with Epidermolysis bullosa: a qualitative study

Participants

Gender

Age

of parents

Total number of children

Types of

EB

Age

of children

Marital status

Duration of the child’s illness

(years)

Parents’ education level

Parents’ Job

P1

Male

29

1

DEB

11

Married

2

Diploma

Governmental

P2

Female

32

3

EBS

10

Married

3

Diploma

Housewife

P3

Male

44

2

DEB

3

Married

4

Bachelor

Self-employed

P4

Female

38

2

DEB

6

Divorced

2

MSc

Housewife

P5

Female

26

2

JEB

4

Married

1

Diploma

Housewife

P6

Male

30

1

EBS

12

Married

3

MSc

Self-employed

P7

Female

48

1

DEB

8

Married

5

Diploma

Self-employed

P8

Female

30

2

EBS

3

Married

6

Diploma

Self-employed

P9

Male

37

2

JEB

8

Married

3

Bachelor

Governmental

P10

Female

41

3

EBS

9

Divorced

5

Bachelor

Self-employed

P11

Female

27

1

JEB

5

Married

6

Diploma

Governmental

P12

Male

41

2

EBS

7

Married

7

MSc

Governmental

P13

Female

28

1

DEB

13

Divorced

2

Diploma

Self-employed

P14

Male

51

2

JEB

10

Married

9

Bachelor

Governmental

P15

Female

40

1

DEB

4

Married

2

MSc

Self-employed

P16

Male

42

2

DEB

7

Married

5

Diploma

Self-employed

P17

Female

39

2

JEB

5

Divorced

8

Bachelor

Governmental

  1. Epidermolysis Bullosa simplex (EBS)
  2. Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (DEB)
  3. Junctional Epidermolysis Bullosa (JEB)