Table 2 Characteristics of the children according to the type of hospitalization (children hospitalized alone or with siblings)
Variables | Total (n = 395) | Hospitalized alone (n = 261) | Hospitalized in siblings (n = 134) | P valueP | P valuePRS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Status | 0.262 | 0.404 | |||
Mistreatment | 46.1 | 44.1 | 50.0 | ||
At risk of mistreatment | 53.9 | 55.9 | 50.0 | ||
Gender | 0.700 | 0.696 | |||
Girls | 50.9 | 50.2 | 52.2 | ||
Boys | 49.1 | 49.8 | 47.8 | ||
Age | 0.114 | 0.144 | |||
≤3 years | 46.6 | 49.4 | 41.0 | ||
≥4 years | 53.4 | 50.6 | 59.0 | ||
Country of birth | 0.243 | 0.397 | |||
Belgium | 78.7 | 77.0 | 82.1 | ||
Other country | 21.3 | 23.0 | 17.9 | ||
Living environment | 0.026 | 0.111 | |||
Elsewhere | 9.9 | 12.3 | 5.2 | ||
Family | 90.1 | 87.7 | 94.8 | ||
Type of admission | 0.192 | 0.334 | |||
Planned | 18.5 | 20.3 | 14.9 | ||
Emergency | 81.5 | 76.7 | 85.1 | ||
Previous known case files | <0.001 | 0.001 | |||
No | 54.7 | 62.8 | 38.8 | ||
Yes | 45.3 | 37.2 | 61.2 |