Table 3.
Association of certain demographic variables with the level of mothers' knowledge of domestic accident prevention.
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| No. | % | Poor | Total | X2 | P value | |
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| Mother's age (years) | ||||||
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| < 20 | 4 | 6.5 | 76 | 80 | 8.83 | 0.032* |
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| 21–30 | 23 | 37 | 432 | 455 | ||
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| 31–40 | 19 | 30.6 | 340 | 359 | ||
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| 41–50 | 16 | 25.8 | 122 | 138 | ||
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| Mother's education (years) | ||||||
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| None | 4 | 6.5 | 24 | 28 | 13.8 | 0.0079* |
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| 1–6 | 27 | 43.5 | 291 | 318 | ||
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| 7–12 | 22 | 35.5 | 370 | 392 | ||
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| 13–16 | 5 | 8 | 236 | 241 | ||
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| More than 16 | 4 | 6.5 | 49 | 53 | ||
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| Marital status | ||||||
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| Married | 50 | 81 | 885 | 935 | 8.05 | 0.018* |
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| Divorced | 4 | 6.5 | 34 | 38 | ||
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| Widowed | 8 | 13 | 51 | 59 | ||
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| Family type | ||||||
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| Nuclear | 34 | 55 | 480 | 514 | 0.67 | 0.41 |
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| Extended | 28 | 45 | 490 | 518 | ||
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| No. of children | ||||||
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| 1–2 | 22 | 35.5 | 484 | 506 | 7.29 | 0.026* |
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| 3–4 | 23 | 37 | 332 | 355 | ||
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| More than 4 | 17 | 27.5 | 154 | 171 | ||
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| Hx. of previous accidents | ||||||
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| Yes | 39 | 63 | 223 | 262 | 49.01 | 0.000* |
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| No | 23 | 37 | 747 | 770 | ||
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* = Significant P value.