Table 1 Caregiver demographic characteristics and infant demographic/clinical characteristics
Caregiver demographic characteristic (n=21) | Infant demographic/clinical characteristic (n=21) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Age | Age | ||
Mean years (Min, Max) | 36.5 (20, 75) | Mean months (Min, Max) | 6.6 (2.5, 18) |
Gender, % (n) | Gender, % (n) | ||
Male | 23.8 (5) | Male | 61.9 (13) |
Female | 76.2 (16) | Female | 38.1 (8) |
Race, % (n) | Time since hospital discharge (at time of recruitment), % (n) | ||
White | 42.9 (9) | Two months or less | 42.9 (9) |
Black/African American | 47.6 (10) | More than two months | 9.5 (2) |
Multi-racial/other | 9.5 (2) | Not hospitalised | 47.6 (10) |
Relationship to child, % (n) | Length of hospital stay, % (n) | ||
Mother | 61.9 (13) | 1–3 nights | 42.9 (9) |
Father | 19.1 (4) | 4–7 nights | 4.8 (1) |
Grandmother | 14.3 (3) | > 7 nights | 4.8 (1) |
Grandfather | 4.8 (1) | Not hospitalised | 47.6 (10) |
Highest level of education, % (n) | Level of hospital care during RSV infection, % (n) | ||
High school diploma or GED | 19.1 (4) | Emergency room/outpatient | 47.6 (10) |
Some years of college | 38.0 (8) | Inpatient—intensive care | 14.3 (3) |
University/College degree or higher | 42.8 (9) | Inpatient—ward floor | 38.1 (8) |
Clinician rated severity of RSV, % (n) | |||
Mild | 23.8 (5) | ||
Moderate | 47.6 (10) | ||
Severe | 23.8 (5) | ||
Very severe | 4.8 (1) |