Table 3.
Association between KP groups and familial data (n = 528)
| Familial data |
Knowledge-practice (%) |
Total (%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequate KP | Adequate KP | |||
|
Father’s education |
|
|
<0.001a |
|
| <13 yr |
35 (19.6) |
14 (4.0) |
49 (9.2) |
|
| 13-18 yr |
40 (22.3) |
59 (16.9) |
99 (18.8) |
|
| >18 yr |
104 (58.1) |
276 (79.1) |
380 (72) |
|
|
Mother’s education |
|
|
|
<0.001a |
| <13 yr |
55 (33.7) |
25 (7.2) |
80 (15.2) |
|
| 13-18 yr |
38 (21.3) |
87 (24.9) |
125 (23.7) |
|
| >18 yr |
86 (48) |
237 (67.9) |
323 (61.1) |
|
|
Mother’s age at delivery |
|
|
|
<0.001a |
| ≤19 |
32 (17.9) |
26 (6.5) |
55 (10.4) |
|
| 20-29 |
104 (58.1) |
211 (60.5) |
315 (59.7) |
|
| >29 |
43 (24) |
115 (33) |
158 (29.9) |
|
|
Mother’s race |
|
|
|
0.701 |
| Arabic |
172 (96.1) |
339 (97.1) |
511 (96.8) |
|
| Kurdish |
7 (3.9) |
10 (2.9) |
17 (3.2) |
|
|
Marital status |
|
|
|
0.036a |
| Married |
173 (96.6) |
347 (99.4) |
520 (98.5) |
|
| Single parent |
6 (3.4) |
2 (0.6) |
8 (1.5) |
|
|
Number of preschool children |
|
|
|
<0.001a |
| 1 |
51 (28.5) |
149 (42.7) |
200 (37.9) |
|
| 2-3 |
125 (69.8) |
179 (51.3) |
304 (57.6) |
|
| >3 |
3 (1.7) |
21 (6.0) |
24 (4.5) |
|
|
Family income (US$) |
|
|
|
<0.001a |
| ≤400 |
78 (43.6) |
70 (20.1) |
148 (28.0) |
|
| 401-1000 |
68 (38.0) |
142 (40.7) |
210 (39.8) |
|
| 1001-2000 |
29 (16.2) |
100 (28.7) |
129 (24.4) |
|
| >2000 |
4 (2.2) |
37 (10.5) |
41 (7.8) |
|
|
Questionnaire answered by |
|
|
|
<0.001a |
| Father |
85 (47.5) |
243 (69.6) |
328 (62.1) |
|
| Mother |
94 (52.5) |
106 (30.4) |
200 (37.9) |
|
| Total | 242 (100%) | 286 (100%) | 528 (100%) | |
Chi-square test, ap < 0.05.