Table 1 The Association of sociodemographic characteristics of parents with the outcome of cochlear implant in children, Egypt, 2021

Total

200

87 (43.5)

Education of mother

 Illiterate/educated to preparatory level

58

25 (43.1)

1 (r)^b

 Secondary/ middle institute

89

32 (36)

0.74 (0.37–1.45)

.756

 University/ postgraduate

53

30 (56.6)

1.72 (0.81–3.65)

.155

Education of father

 Illiterate/educated to preparatory level

36

9 (25)

1 (r)

 Secondary/ middle institute

119

49 (41.2)

2.10 (0.91–4.85)

.079

 University/ postgraduate

45

29 (64.4)

5.43 (2.06–14.34)

≤ .001

Mother work

 Not working/ manual

99

37 (37.4)

1 (r)

 Business/trade

15

3 (20)

0.41 (0.11–1.58)

.189

 Administration/clerks/professional

86

47 (54.7)

2.02 (1.12–3.64)

.019

Father work

 Not working/ manual

75

30 (40)

1 (r)

 Business/trade

48

19 (39.6)

0.98 (0.46–2.06)

.963

 Administration/clerks/professional

77

38 (49.4)

1.46 (0.77–2.77)

.246

Hospitals

 Mansoura University Hospital

25

7 (28)

1 (r)

 Sporting hospital of students, Alexandria

58

16 (27.6)

0.98 (0.34–2.78)

.969

 Bahtim hospital

33

17 (51.5)

2.73 (0.90–8.27)

.072

 Wadi El-Nile Hospital

24

11 (45.8)

2.17 (0.66–7.13)

.196

 Ain Shams Hospital

60

36 (60)

3.85 (1.39–10.64)

.007

Number of children

 1–3

134

65 (48.5)

1 (r)

 4–6

66

22 (33.3)

0.53 (0.29–0.98)

.042

Residence

 Urban slums

74

30 (40.5)

1 (r)

 Rural

66

32 (48.5)

1.38 (0.71–2.69)

.345

 Urban

60

25 (41.7)

1.05 (0.52–2.09)

.895

Income

 Insufficient

49

24 (49)

1 (r)

 Sufficient

76

53 (39.6)

0.68 (0.35–1.31)

.253

 Can save money

58

10 (58.8)

1.48 (0.48–4.55)

.484

Health literacy of parents

 Inadequate

137

56 (40.9)

1 (r)

 Adequate

63

31 (49.2)

1.40 (0.77–2.55)

.270