Knowledge related to umbilical cord care among mothers of neonates attending outpatient departments in Sherpur district, Bangladesh
Table 3.
Association of Socio-Demographic Variableswith Knowledge Level on Umbilical Cord Care Practices among Respondents (N= 193)
|
| Socio-demographic variables |
No. of respondents |
Level of knowledge |
χ2 value |
P value |
|
|
| n |
% |
Good |
Poor |
|
|
| n |
% |
n |
% |
|
| Age group |
|
| 15-20 years |
51 |
26.42% |
25 |
12.95% |
26 |
13.47% |
0.255 |
.66 |
|
| 21-26 years |
60 |
31.09% |
28 |
14.51% |
32 |
16.58% |
|
| 27-32 years |
67 |
34.72% |
32 |
16.58% |
35 |
18.13% |
|
| 33-38 years |
15 |
7.77% |
9 |
4.66% |
6 |
3.11% |
|
| Age of baby (Days) |
|
|
| 1-14 days |
91 |
47.15% |
46 |
23.83% |
45 |
23.32% |
0.181 |
.73 |
|
| 15-28 days |
102 |
52.85% |
48 |
24.87% |
54 |
27.98% |
|
| Religion |
|
|
| Islam |
150 |
77.72% |
74 |
38.34% |
76 |
39.38% |
0.085 |
.83 |
|
| Hinduism |
39 |
20.21% |
18 |
9.33% |
21 |
10.88% |
|
| Christianity |
4 |
2.07% |
2 |
1.04% |
2 |
1.04% |
|
| Number of children of the respondents |
|
|
| 1 |
71 |
36.79% |
28 |
14.51% |
43 |
22.28% |
1.179 |
.41 |
|
| 2 |
78 |
40.41% |
39 |
20.21% |
39 |
20.21% |
|
| 3 |
29 |
15.03% |
16 |
8.29% |
13 |
6.74% |
|
| 4 |
10 |
5.18% |
7 |
3.63% |
3 |
1.55% |
|
| 5 |
4 |
2.07% |
3 |
1.55% |
1 |
0.52% |
|
| 6 |
1 |
0.52% |
1 |
0.52% |
0 |
0.00% |
|
| Level of education of the respondents |
|
|
| No formal education |
22 |
11.40% |
7 |
3.63% |
15 |
7.77% |
2.678 |
.01 |
|
| Primary |
36 |
18.65% |
13 |
6.74% |
23 |
11.92% |
|
| Secondary |
77 |
39.90% |
36 |
18.65% |
41 |
21.24% |
|
| Higher Secondary |
50 |
25.91% |
31 |
16.06% |
19 |
9.84% |
|
| Graduate or above |
8 |
4.15% |
7 |
3.63% |
1 |
0.52% |
|
| Occupation of the respondents |
|
|
| Housewife |
144 |
74.61% |
59 |
30.57% |
85 |
44.04% |
5.453 |
.02 |
|
| Service |
42 |
21.76% |
32 |
16.58% |
10 |
5.18% |
|
| Business |
7 |
3.63% |
3 |
1.55% |
4 |
2.07% |
|
| Family type |
|
|
| Nuclear |
100 |
51.81% |
30 |
15.54% |
70 |
36.27% |
14.586 |
.00 |
|
| Joint |
93 |
48.19% |
64 |
33.16% |
29 |
15.03% |
|
| Family size |
|
|
| <5 |
75 |
38.86% |
22 |
11.40% |
53 |
27.46% |
6.402 |
.04 |
|
| 5 to 8 |
107 |
55.44% |
64 |
33.16% |
43 |
22.28% |
|
| >8 |
11 |
5.70% |
8 |
4.15% |
3 |
1.55% |
|
|
|
