Knowledge related to umbilical cord care among mothers of neonates attending outpatient departments in Sherpur district, Bangladesh
Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of therespondents (N=193)
|
| Socio-demographic variables |
No. of respondents (n) |
Percentage (%) |
|
|
| Age group (Mean 24.93 years and SD + 5.58) |
|
| 15-20 years |
51 |
26.42% |
|
| 21-26 years |
60 |
31.09% |
|
| 27-32 years |
67 |
34.72% |
|
| 33-38 years |
15 |
7.77% |
|
| Age of baby (Days) (Mean 14.90 days and SD + 6.99) |
|
| 1-14 days |
91 |
47.15% |
|
| 15-28 days |
102 |
52.85% |
|
| Religion |
|
| Islam |
150 |
77.72% |
|
| Hinduism |
39 |
20.21% |
|
| Christianity |
4 |
2.07% |
|
| Number of children of the respondents (Mean 1.97 and SD + 1.00) |
|
| 1 |
71 |
36.79% |
|
| 2 |
78 |
40.41% |
|
| 3 |
29 |
15.03% |
|
| 4 |
10 |
5.18% |
|
| 5 |
4 |
2.07% |
|
| 6 |
1 |
0.52% |
|
| The level of education of the respondents |
|
| No formal education |
22 |
11.40% |
|
| Primary |
36 |
18.65% |
|
| Secondary |
77 |
39.90% |
|
| Higher Secondary |
50 |
25.91% |
|
| Graduate or above |
8 |
4.15% |
|
| Occupation of the respondents |
|
| Housewife |
144 |
74.61% |
|
| Service |
42 |
21.76% |
|
| Business |
7 |
3.63% |
|
| Family type |
|
| Nuclear |
100 |
51.81% |
|
| Joint |
93 |
48.19% |
|
| Family size (Mean 5.17 and SD + 2.32) |
|
| <5 |
75 |
38.86% |
|
| 5 to 8 |
107 |
55.44% |
|
| >8 |
11 |
5.70% |
|
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