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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 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% | ||