The Need for Psychiatric Assessment in Children with Down Syndrome and Factors Affecting Their Use of Mental Health Services: A Cross-Sectional Study from Turkey
Table 5
Sociodemographic variables of preschool children.
Groups
DS (n=26) n (%)/mean ± SD
ASD (n=28) n (%)/mean ± SD
DD (n=15) n (%)/mean ± SD
TD (n=26) n (%)/mean ± SD
Age (months)
48 ± 31
35.7 ± 10.3
37.6 ± 9.3
39 ± 11.9
0.22
Gender
Male
13 (50)
17 (60.7)
9 (60)
14 (53.8)
0.85
Female
13 (50)
11 (39.3)
6 (40)
12 (46.2)
Mothers’ age (years)
35.9 ± 6.5
33.2 ± 5.6
34 ± 5.9
34.1 ± 5.9
0.44
Fathers’ age (years)
38.8 ± 6.4
36.2 ± 5.2
37.5 ± 4.6
39.1 ± 4.9
0.19
Mothers’ education
Primary School
4 (15.4)
5 (17.9)
1 (6.7)
2 (7.7)
0.89
Secondary School
5 (19.2)
3 (10.7)
4 (26.6)
4 (15.4)
High School
7 (26.9)
6 (21.4)
3 (20)
7 (26.9)
University and Higher
10 (38.4)
14 (50)
7 (46.7)
13 (50)
Fathers’ education
Primary School
1 (3.8)
3 (10.7)
2 (13.3)
0 (0)
0.03
Secondary School
5 (19.3)
5 (17.9)
0 (0)
1 (3.8)
High School
10 (38.5)
11 (39.3)
3 (20)
8 (30.8)
University and higher
10 (38.5)
9 (32.1)
10 (66.7)
17 (65.4)
Mothers’ occupation
Housewife
14 (57.6)
13 (46.5)
10 (66.8)
15 (57.7)
0.04
Government employee
12 (46.1)
9 (32.1)
1 (6.6)
9 (34.6)
Self-employed
0 (0)
6 (21.4)
4 (26.7)
2 (7.6)
Fathers’ occupation
Unemployed
4 (15.4)
1 (3.6)
1 (6.7)
1 (3.8)
0.01
Government employee
22 (84.6)
15 (53.6)
5 (33.4)
9 (34.6)
Self-employed
0 (0)
12 (42.8)
9 (59.9)
16 (61.5)
IR, interquartile range; SD: standard deviation; DS: down syndrome; ASD: autism spectrum disorder; GDD: global developmental delay; TD: typical development.
