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Knowledge related to umbilical cord care among mothers of neonates attending outpatient departments in Sherpur district, Bangladesh
Open Journal of Medical Sciences
| Vol 5, Issue 1
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% |