Investigating the socio-economic status of parents of children with congenital heart diseases

The present study investigates the socio-economic status of parents of children with congenital heart disease in Shahid Motahari Hospital from March 21, 2019, to March 21, 2020. The present study was a descriptive study conducted to examine CHD children. The present study was conducted after obtaining permission and making the necessary arrangements with the Ethics Committee of Urmia University of Medical Sciences. In the present study, a total of 133 patients diagnosed with CHD were examined. The results revealed that the parents of patients with CHD had a low socio-economic status. The level of education (33.8 percent of fathers and 44.4 percent of mothers had elementary education or were illiterate) and the income level of most parents was low (75.2 percent of families had low income, 19.5 percent had moderate income). Congenital heart disease was present in a small percentage of parents, relatives of parents, and other family members. A small percentage of parents had consanguineous marriage (24.1%), and the most common congenital heart disease was VSD (43.6%) and ASD (24.8%), respectively. The low socio-economic status of parents through factors such as unhealthy living environment, lack of necessary skills in making healthy and correct decisions, and nutritional deficiencies in the mother affects the children's health and can be a risk factor in the occurrence of CHD in children.