Family Health among Families with Primary School Children during the COVID Pandemic in Thailand, 2022
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Study Design and Participants
2.2. Data Collection
2.3. Measurements
2.4. Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Characteristics of Parents, Household, Online Related Issues, and Children
3.2. Parent-Reported Family Health
3.3. Factors Associated with Family Health
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristics | n | % |
---|---|---|
Parental/Household | ||
Gender | ||
Female | 562 | 80.2 |
Male | 139 | 19.8 |
Age (year) | ||
20–34 | 120 | 17.1 |
35–44 | 381 | 54.4 |
45 and over | 184 | 26.3 |
Not answer | 16 | 2.3 |
Education | ||
Never attended/Primary school | 41 | 5.9 |
High school/diploma | 231 | 33.0 |
Bachelor and higher | 429 | 61.2 |
Incomes/month (THB *) | ||
≤10,000 | 139 | 19.8 |
10,001–30,000 | 347 | 49.5 |
≥30,001 | 213 | 30.4 |
Not answer | 2 | 0.3 |
Parental status | ||
With partner | 554 | 79.0 |
Single | 146 | 20.8 |
Not answer | 1 | 0.1 |
Family in the house | ||
Single family | 305 | 43.5 |
Extended family | 384 | 54.8 |
Not answer | 12 | 1.7 |
Household size (people) | ||
1–3 | 146 | 20.8 |
4–5 | 357 | 50.9 |
>5 | 185 | 26.4 |
Not answer | 13 | 1.9 |
Online learning related issues | ||
Mobiles/Computers in the house | ||
0–1 device | 352 | 50.2 |
2 devices or more | 349 | 49.8 |
Number of all school children in the house | ||
1 child | 276 | 39.4 |
2 children | 320 | 45.7 |
3 children or more | 94 | 13.4 |
Not answer | 11 | 1.6 |
Assist children in online learning | ||
Everyday | 571 | 81.5 |
Not everyday | 118 | 16.8 |
Not answer | 12 | 1.7 |
Assist children by myself | ||
Yes | 624 | 89.0 |
No | 76 | 10.8 |
Not answer | 1 | 0.1 |
Children’s mental health | ||
Having the youngest child with mental health problems measured by Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) | ||
Normal | 406 | 57.9 |
At risk/have problems | 288 | 41.1 |
Not answer | 7 | 1.0 |
Parents’ health behaviors | ||
Smoking | ||
No | 679 | 96.9 |
Yes | 21 | 3.0 |
Not answer | 1 | 0.1 |
Alcohol drinking | ||
No | 576 | 82.2 |
Yes | 125 | 17.8 |
Family Health | n | % |
---|---|---|
Poor | 64 | 9.1 |
Moderate | 383 | 54.6 |
Excellent | 248 | 35.4 |
Not answer | 6 | 0.9 |
Characteristics | Poor (%) | Moderate (%) | Excellent (%) | p Value b |
---|---|---|---|---|
Parental/Household | ||||
Gender | 0.221 | |||
Female | 51 (79.7) | 298 (77.8) | 207 (83.5) | |
Male | 13 (20.3) | 85 (22.2) | 41 (16.5) | |
Age (year) | 0.133 | |||
20–34 | 16 (25.4) | 70 (18.7) | 32 (13.3) | |
35–44 | 31 (49.2) | 212 (56.5) | 137 (56.9) | |
45 and over | 16 (25.4) | 93 (24.8) | 72 (29.8) | |
Education | 0.005 | |||
Never attended/Primary school | 5 (7.8) | 24 (6.3) | 12 (4.8) | |
High school/diploma | 26 (40.6) | 141 (36.8) | 61 (24.6) | |
Bachelor and higer | 33 (51.6) | 218 (56.9) | 175 (70.6) | |
Incomes/month (THB a) | 0.001 | |||
≤10,000 | 18 (28.1) | 84 (21.9) | 36 (14.5) | |
10,001–30,000 | 34 (53.1) | 196 (51.2) | 115 (46.4) | |
>30,000 | 12 (18.8) | 103 (26.9) | 97 (39.1) | |
Parental status | 0.000 | |||
With partner | 37 (57.8) | 310 (81.2) | 204 (82.3) | |
Single | 27 (42.2) | 72 (18.8) | 44 (17.7) | |
Family in the house | 0.378 | |||
Single family | 25 (39.7) | 176 (46.7) | 102 (42.0) | |
Extended family | 38 (60.3) | 201 (53.3) | 141 (58.0) | |
Household size (people) | 0.972 | |||
1–3 | 15 (23.8) | 78 (20.7) | 52 (21.4) | |
4–5 | 33 (52.4) | 196 (52.0) | 125 (51.4) | |
>5 | 15 (23.8) | 103 (27.3) | 66 (27.2) | |
Online learning related issues | ||||
Mobiles/Computers in the house | 0.003 | |||
0–1 device | 43 (67.2) | 195 (50.9) | 109 (43.9) | |
2 devices or more | 21 (32.8) | 188 (49.1) | 139 (56.1) | |
Number of all school children | 0.186 | |||
1 child | 25 (39.0) | 140 (37.5) | 108 (43.7) | |
2 children | 28 (43.8) | 174 (46.7) | 115 (46.6) | |
3 children or more | 11 (17.2) | 59 (15.8) | 24 (9.7) | |
Assist children in online learning | 0.060 | |||
Everyday | 45 (72.6) | 314 (83.1) | 208 (85.2) | |
Not everyday | 17 (27.4) | 64 (16.9) | 36 (14.8) | |
Assist children by myself | 0.472 | |||
Yes | 57 (89.1) | 337 (88.0) | 225 (91.1) | |
No | 7 (10.9) | 46 (12.0) | 22 (8.9) | |
Children’s mental health | ||||
Having the youngest child with mental health problems measured by Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ) | <0.001 | |||
Normal | 23 (36.5) | 196 (51.8) | 181 (73.3) | |
At risk/have problems | 40 (63.5) | 182 (48.2) | 66 (26.7) | |
Parent’s health behavior | ||||
Smoking | 0.035 | |||
No | 59 (92.2) | 370 (96.9) | 244 (98.4) | |
Yes | 5 (7.8) | 12 (3.1) | 4 (1.6) | |
Alcohol drinking | 0.404 | |||
No | 50 (78.1) | 321 (83.8) | 200 (80.7) | |
Yes | 14 (21.9) | 62 (16.2) | 48 (19.3) |
Group | Variable | Poor vs. Excellent | Moderate vs. Excellent | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude OR | p Value | Adjusted OR | p Value | Crude OR | p Value | Adjusted OR | p Value | ||
Parental/Household factors | Gender | ||||||||
Female | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
Male | 1.3 [0.6–2.6] | 0.477 | 1.4 [1.0–2.2] | 0.083 | |||||
Age (year) | |||||||||
20–34 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
35–44 | 0.5 [0.2–0.9] | 0.030 | 0.6 [0.3–1.4] | 0.217 | 0.7 [0.4–1.1] | 0.149 | 0.8 [0.5–1.3] | 0.326 | |
45 and over | 0.4 [0.2–1.0] | 0.049 | 0.5 [0.2–1.4] | 0.198 | 0.6 [0.4–1.0] | 0.047 | 0.6 [0.3–1.1] | 0.082 | |
Education | |||||||||
Never/Primary school | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
High school/Diploma | 1.0 [0.3–3.2] | 0.969 | 1.2 [0.5–2.5] | 0.707 | |||||
Bachelor or higher | 0.5 [0.1–1.4] | 0.161 | 0.6 [0.3–1.3] | 0.198 | |||||
Incomes (THB *) | |||||||||
≤10,000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
10,001–30,000 | 0.6 [0.3–1.2] | 0.132 | 0.8 [0.3–1.9] | 0.663 | 0.7 [0.5–1.1] | 0.174 | 0.7 [0.4–1.3] | 0.280 | |
>30,000 | 0.2 [0.1–0.6] | 0.001 | 0.5 [0.2–1.5] | 0.337 | 0.5 [0.3–0.7] | 0.001 | 0.5 [0.3–1.0] | 0.055 | |
Parental status | |||||||||
With partner | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
Alone | 3.4 [1.9–6.1] | <0.001 | 2.5 [1.2–5.2] | 0.017 | 1.1 [0.7–1.6] | 0.726 | |||
Family type | |||||||||
Single | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
Extended | 1.1 [0.6–1.9] | 0.742 | 0.8 [0.6–1.1] | 0.250 | |||||
Household size | |||||||||
1–3 people | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
4–5 people | 0.9 [0.5–1.8] | 0.801 | 1.0 [0.7–1.6] | 0.835 | |||||
>5 people | 0.8 [0.4–1.8] | 0.560 | 1.0 [0.7–1.7] | 0.868 | |||||
Online learning related factors | Mobiles/Computers in the house | ||||||||
0–1 device | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
2 devices or more | 0.4 [0.2–0.7] | 0.001 | 0.6 [0.3–1.1] | 0.093 | 0.8 [0.5–1.0] | 0.088 | |||
Number of school age children | |||||||||
1 child | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
2 children | 1.1 [0.6–1.9] | 0.869 | 1.2 [0.8–1.6] | 0.379 | 1.3 [0.8–1.0] | 0.270 | |||
3 children or more | 2.0 [0.9–4.6] | 0.109 | 1.9 [1.1–3.2] | 0.019 | 2.1 [1.0–4.0] | 0.036 | |||
Assist children in online learning | |||||||||
Everyday | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
Not everyday | 2.2 [1.1–4.2] | 0.021 | 0.063 | 1.2 [0.8–1.8] | 0.471 | ||||
Assist children by myself | |||||||||
Yes | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
No | 1.3 [0.5–3.1] | 0.619 | 1.4 [0.8–2.4] | 0.222 | |||||
Having a child with mental health problem | Reported the youngest child with mental health problems | ||||||||
Normal | 1.0 | ||||||||
At risk/have problems | 4.8 [2.7–8.6] | <0.001 | 5.0 [2.6–9.5] | <0.001 | 2.5 [1.8–3.6] | <0.001 | 2.7 [1.9–4.0] | <0.001 | |
Parents health behaviors | Smoking | ||||||||
No | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
Yes | 5.2 [1.3–19.8] | 0.017 | 6.5 [1.2–34.8] | 0.027 | 2.0 [0.6–6.2] | 0.242 | |||
Alcohol drinking | |||||||||
No | 1.0 | 1.0 | |||||||
Yes | 1.2 [0.6–2.3] | 0.653 | 0.8 [0.5–1.2] | 0.306 |
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Pudpong, N.; Julchoo, S.; Sinam, P.; Uansri, S.; Kunpeuk, W.; Suphanchaimat, R. Family Health among Families with Primary School Children during the COVID Pandemic in Thailand, 2022. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 15001. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215001
Pudpong N, Julchoo S, Sinam P, Uansri S, Kunpeuk W, Suphanchaimat R. Family Health among Families with Primary School Children during the COVID Pandemic in Thailand, 2022. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(22):15001. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215001
Chicago/Turabian StylePudpong, Nareerut, Sataporn Julchoo, Pigunkaew Sinam, Sonvanee Uansri, Watinee Kunpeuk, and Rapeepong Suphanchaimat. 2022. "Family Health among Families with Primary School Children during the COVID Pandemic in Thailand, 2022" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 22: 15001. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215001