Table 1: Demographic data of the children (n = 41).
aBased on the 10th revision of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.
n%
Age
3 years 10(24.4)
4 years 8(19.5)
5 years 10(24.4)
6 years 13(31.7)
Sex
Boy 22(53.7)
Girl 19(46.3)
Past blood sampling experiance
Yes 38(92.7)
No 3(7.3)
Illnessesa
Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases 9(22.0)
Neoplasms 8(19.5)
Diseases of respiratory system 7(17.1)
Diseases of the blood and blood forming organs nad certain disorders 5(12.2)
Injury, poisoning, and certain other consequences of extranal causes 4(9.8)
Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue 3(7.3)
Diseases of the genitourinary system 2(4.9)
Congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities 1(2.4)
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases 1(2.4)
Unidentified 1(2.4)