Prevention and control practices of hand, foot, and mouth disease and related factors among teachers and child caregivers in childcare centres in Phitsanulok Province: a cross-sectional study

Table 2 Demographics of the respondents (n = 270)

Variable	n	%
Sex
Female	260	96.30
Male	10	3.70
Age (Years)
< 45	150	55.56
≥ 45	120	44.44
Mean (SD.) = 42.625 (8.892)
Marital status
Married	149	55.19
Single/Widowed/Divorced/Separated	121	44.81
Highest education
University and above	204	75.56
Less than university	66	24.44
Number of years working in childcare (years)
< 13	140	51.85
≥ 13	130	48.15
Mean (SD.) = 12.755 (8.027)
HFMD training experience within the last year
No	175	64.81
Yes	95	35.19
Experienced in caring for child infected with HFMD
No	90	33.33
Yes	180	66.67

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