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Table 4 Sociodemographic profile of the parents (n = 40)

From: Evaluation of the parents’ anxiety levels before and after the diagnosis of their child with a rare genetic disease: the necessity of psychological support

Socio-demographic information

Frequency

Percentage

Age (years)

20–29

4

10

30–39

20

50

40–49

13

32.5

50–59

3

7.5

Parental status

Mother

20

50

Father

20

50

Number of children

1–2

27

67.5

3–4

11

27.5

5 and > 5

2

5

Marital status

Married

40

100

Divorced

0

0

Educational level

Primary school

17

42.5

Secondary school

4

10

Highschool

10

25

Undergraduate

8

20

Postgraduate

1

2.5

Work status

Employed

23

57.5

Unemployed

17

42.5

Household income

Low

9

22.5

Intermediate

31

77.5

High

0

0

Reported psychiatric disease

Anxiey releated

2

5

Depression

6

15

None

32

80

Psychiatric pharmacological treatment

Yes

8

20

No

32

80