Brazilian study of adaptation and psychometric properties of the Coping Health Inventory for Parents

Psicologia: Reflexão e Crítica

Psychology: Research and Review

Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics and development of the children with health problems (n = 220)

Characteristic	Percent	Number
Gender
Female	60.0	132
Male	38.6	85
No answer	1.4	3
Medical condition
Deficiency (physical, sensory, intellectual, or ASD)	40.8	90
Chronic organic illness	42.8	94
Acute organic illness	16.4	36
Lives with
Mother and father	53.2	117
Mother, father, and other family	21.8	48
Only with mother	21.8	48
Other	3.2	7
Education
Never went to school	15.5	34
Pre-school	37.3	82
1st to 3rd grade	19.5	43
4th to 7th grade	17.6	39
Completed primary school	2.3	5
Some secondary school	2.7	6
Completed secondary school	1.4	3
Some college	0.5	1
Completed college	0.5	1
No answer	2.7	6
Attending school
Yes	79.1	174
No	20.4	45
No answer	0.5	1
Receiving specialized care
Yes	66.8	147
No	33.2	73
Required intensive medical care in the last year
Yes	40.4	89
No	59.1	130
No answer	0.5	1
Health care status
Public	49.1	108
Private	17.7	39
Public and private	28.2	62
Not applicable	2.7	6
No answer	2.3	5