Table 1: Factors influencing mothers' knowledge.
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Factors influencing knowledge |
Poor knowledge n (%) |
Good knowledge n (%) |
Relative Risk (IC* 95%) |
p |
|
Age (years old) |
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[16-30] |
98 (73.1) |
36 (26.9) |
0.71 [0.48-1.04] |
0.04 |
|
[30-45] |
56 (62.2) |
34 (37.8) |
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|
Marital status |
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In couple |
145 (67.8) |
69 (32.2) |
3.22 [0.50-20.91] |
0.07 |
|
Single |
9 (90) |
1 (10) |
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|
Education level |
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Low |
54 (79.4) |
14 (20.6) |
0.57 [0.34-0.96] |
0.01 |
|
High |
100 (64.1) |
56 (35.9) |
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|
Socio-economic level |
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|
Low |
127 (71.4) |
51 (28.6) |
0.69 [0.46-1.05] |
0.05 |
|
High |
27 (58.7) |
19 (41.3) |
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Parity |
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Primi/pauciparous |
121 (67.2) |
59 (32.8) |
1.31 [0.75-2.28] |
0.16 |
|
Multiparous |
33 (75) |
11 (25) |
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Existence of danger signs |
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|
Knows |
137 (66.5) |
69 (33.5) |
6.03 [0.89-40.90] |
0.005 |
|
Don’t Knows |
17 (94.4) |
1 (5.6) |
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