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Table 1 Overview of participants

From: Activation of the maternal caregiving system by childhood fever – a qualitative study of the experiences made by mothers with a German or a Turkish background in the care of their children

No

Age

Family status

No of children (Age/yrs.)

Cultural background

Country of birth

Educational status

Vocational status

1

27

Unmarried, with partner

1 (2)

Ger

Ger

c

Graduate public management

2

39

Married

3 (2, 4, 10)

Ger

Ger

b

Retailer

3

37

Married

1 (3)

Ger

Ger

c

Social worker

4

33

Married

1 (2)

Ger

Ger

c

Graduate in business administrator, at present housewife

5

33

Married

1 (9)

Ger

Ger

b

Nursery school teacher

6

33

Married

1 (4)

Turk

Ger

b

Administrative specialist

7

36

Married

3 (4, 10, 12)

Turk

Turk

a

Housewife

8

28

Married

2 (2, 4)

Turk

Ger

a

Waitress

9

36

Married

2 (2, 12)

Turk

Turk

a

Housewife

10

29

Married

2 (3, 5)

Ger

Ger

b

Office clerk

11

34

Divorced with partner

2 (1, 5)

Ger

Ger

b

Office clerk

12

42

Married

1 (7)

Ger

Ger

c

Marketing employee

13

37

Married

6 (7, 7, 15, 15, 16, 18)

Turk

Turk

a

Manual worker

14

28

Divorced, single

1 (6)

Turk

Ger

b

hairdresser

15

28

Unmarried without partner

2 (2, 12)

Ger

Ger

b

Housewife

16

38

Married

2 (7, 12)

Turk

Turk

a

Housewife

17

34

Married

3 (2, 5, 13, 15)

Turk

Turk

c

Housewife

18

30

Married

2 (4, 7)

Turk

Turk

b

Housewife

19

32

Divorced, single

1 (9)

Turk

Ger

c

Medical doctor

20

32

Married

1 (3)

Turk

Turk

b

Doctor’s assistant

  1. Ger = German/Germany, Turk = Turkish/Turkey.
  2. Educational status: a lower secondary education; b middle secondary education; c university entrance diploma.