Table 3. The mean frequency of daily kangaroo mother care in the intervention and control groups.
| Day |
Intervention group
(n = 30) |
Control group
(n = 30) |
Statistical Indicators | ||
| t | df | p | |||
| 1 st | 1.40 (0.50) | 1.50 (0.51) | 0.78 | 58 | 0.44 |
| 2 nd | 1.73 (0.40) | 1.50 (0.57) | -1.75 | 58 | 0.08 |
| 3 rd | 1.87 (0.30) | 1.47 (0.57) | -3.27 | 58 | 0.002 |
| 4 th | 1.87 (0.30) | 1.43 (0.62) | -3.32 | 58 | 0.002 |
| 5 th | 1.80 (0.40) | 1.33 (0.54) | -3.75 | 58 | < 0.001 |
| 6 th | 1.80 (0.40) | 1.43 (0.50) | -3.10 | 58 | 0.003 |
| 7 th | 1.83 (0.40) | 1.33 (0.60) | -3.83 | 58 | < 0.001 |
| 8 th | 1.80 (0.50) | 1.47 (0.50) | -2.60 | 58 | 0.01 |
| 9 th | 1.80 (0.50) | 1.50 (0.51) | -2.34 | 58 | 0.02 |
| 10 th | 1.83 (0.40) | 1.47 (0.50) | -3.17 | 58 | 0.002 |
| 11 th | 1.80 (0.40) | 1.53 (0.50) | -2.24 | 58 | 0.03 |
| 12 th | 1.83 (0.40) | 1.43 (0.50) | -3.37 | 58 | 0.001 |
| 13 th | 1.79 (0.40) | 1.47 (0.50) | -2.70 | 58 | 0.009 |
| 14 th | 1.79 (0.40) | 1.50 (0.51) | -2.42 | 58 | 0.01 |
Values are expressed as mean (SD)