Table 3.

Differences in nurturing care knowledge and its domains based on sociodemographic factors

Variable	Nurturing care knowledge (Total score)	p	Responsive caregiving	p	Opportunities for early learning	p	Safety and security	p	Supportive caregiver well-being	p
	Mean ± SD		Mean ± SD		Mean ± SD		Mean ± SD		Mean ±SD
Children’s gendera		0.017*		0.173		0.042*		0.038*		0.57
Male	26.17 ± 4.60		8.37 ± 2.12		5.13 ± 1.34		8.08 ± 2.24		4.57 ± 1.05
Female	23.50 ± 4.50		7.71 ± 1.78		4.46 ± 1.34		6.89 ± 2.51		4.42 ± 2.13
Children’s age (month)b		0.417		0.444		0.752		0.413		0.12
7-12	26.80 ± 3.56		8.45 ± 1.50		4.90 ± 1.48		8.80 ± 1.23		4.65 ± 1.03
13-17	23.44 ± 5.51		7.05 ± 2.48		5.00 ± 1.08		7.05 ± 2.66		4.33 ± 1.32
18-23	25.08 ± 4.66		8.48 ± 1.85		4.80 ± 1.47		7.25 ± 2.59		4.54 ± 0.98
Mother’s age (year)b		0.09		0.032*		0.881		0.035*		0.663
20-29 years	24.78 ± 3.84		7.78 ± 2.05		4.78 ± 1.12		7.84 ± 1.72		4.37 ± 0.90
30-34 years	26.07 ± 4.66		8.40 ± 1.90		5.03 ± 1.67		7.77 ± 2.51		4.85 ± 0.90
≥35 years	25.90 ± 6.45		8.63 ± 2.13		4.90 ± 1.31		7.81 ± 3.39		4.21 ± 1.57
Education levela		<0.001*		0.006*		0.013*		0.007*		0.148
Primary Education	21.84 ± 4.83		7.05 ± 2.67		4.21 ± 1.13		6.36 ± 2.52		4.21 ± 1.27
Higher education	26.31 ± 4.12		8.50 ± 1.58		5.11 ± 1.38		8.07 ± 2.22		4.62 ± 0.99
Family incomea		0.144		0.511		0.006*		0.596		0.593
<RMW	24.51 ± 4.96		8.00 ± 2.12		4.53 ± 1.42		7.51 ± 2.67		4.46 ± 1.16
>RMW	26.17 ± 4.19		8.32 ± 1.84		5.42 ± 1.10		7.82 ± 1.92		4.60 ± 0.95
Number of childrena		0.581		0.75		0.009*		0.56		0.888
1	24.65 ± 4.64		8.00 ± 1.89		4.20 ± 1.60		7.90 ± 2.46		4.55 ± 1.05
>1	25.33 ± 4.77		8.16 ± 2.07		5.13 ± 1.19		7.52 ± 2.39		4.50 ± 1.10
Previous exposure to nurturing care informationa		<0.001*		<0.001*		0.013*		0.002*		0.014*
Yes	27.55 ± 3.63		8.94 ± 1.60		5.27 ± 1.36		8.50 ± 1.99		4.83 ± 0.94
No	22.81 ± 4.50		7.32 ± 2.06		4.48 ± 1.28		6.78 ± 2.49		4.21 ± 1.13

Note:

^aIndependent t-test was performed,

^bOne-way ANOVA test was conducted,

^*Significant at p<0.05