Table 3 Association between socio-demographic information and parental knowledge
Variables | Mean (SD) | t/F | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age of the child | 0.05* | 0.714 | |
Relationship with child | |||
Father | 7.2 (1.66) | 0.83 | 0.442 |
Mother | 6.89 (2.00) | ||
Other | 7.67 (2.57) | ||
Sex of the ASD child | |||
Male | 7.18 (1.97) | 0.01 | 0.936 |
Female | 7.14 (2.28) | ||
Educational level of the caregiver | |||
No primary education | 5 (0.00) | 1.67 | 0.169 |
Primary | 7.72 (1.64) | ||
Secondary | 6.93 (2.43) | ||
Higher secondary | 7.71 (1.82) | ||
Honors | 5.86 (1.68) | ||
Number of family members | -0.02* | 0.863 | |
Family type | |||
Nuclear | 7.16 (2.19) | 0.00 | 0.988 |
Joint | 7.15 (1.68) | ||
Occupation | |||
Student | 6.71 (2.75) | 1.06 | 0.393 |
Govt. employee | 7 (1.55) | ||
Non-govt. employee | 7.6 (2.07) | ||
Businessperson | 8.57 (1.99) | ||
Stay at home parent | 6.84 (2.01) | ||
Other | 7.83 (2.32) | ||
Monthly family income (BDT) | |||
< 5000 | 6.4 (1.78) | 1.52 | 0.207 |
5000-10000 | 7.79 (2.37) | ||
10001-15000 | 7.12 (1.58) | ||
15,001- 20,000 | 6.5 (2.38) | ||
> 20,000 | 6.25 (1.91) | ||
Do any family members have ASD? | |||
Yes | 6.4 (1.84) | 1.57 | 0.215 |
No | 7.29 (2.12) |