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. 2016 Dec 8;2016:2139782. doi: 10.1155/2016/2139782

Table 2.

Urban/regional and low/high educated mothers' access of parenting information.

Question Total (n = 32) n (%) Urban (n = 22) n (%) Regional (n = 10) n (%) Low educated (n = 17) n (%) High educated (n = 15) n (%)
Where mothers go to access information about parenting and their child
 Internet (Google search, specific websites, Facebook, forums, email newsletters) 27 (84) 20 (91) 7 (70) 13 (76) 14 (93)
 Talking with lay people (other parents, family, friends) 19 (59) 16 (73) 3 (30) 9 (53) 10 (67)
 Health professionals (doctors, maternal child health nurse, nurse-on-call) 16 (50) 10 (46) 6 (60) 9 (53) 7 (47)
 Books/library/magazines 15 (47) 11 (50) 4 (40) 6 (35) 9 (60)
 Childcare professionals (childcare staff, playgroup leaders) 4 (13) 1 (5) 3 (30) 2 (12) 2 (13)
 Own experience (with older children, other younger family members) 2 (6) 1 (5) 1 (10) 2 (12) 0 (0)
 TV, DVDs, radio 2 (6) 1 (5) 1 (10) 1 (6) 1 (7)
How mothers best like to learn about things relating to children/parenting
 Talking with lay people (other parents, family, friends) 24 (75) 12 (55) 2 (20) 9 (53) 5 (33)
 Reading (books, magazines, other written materials) 15 (47) 10 (46) 5 (50) 8 (47) 7 (47)
 Internet 14 (44) 9 (41) 5 (50) 6 (35) 8 (53)
 Health professionals 7 (22) 4 (18) 3 (30) 2 (12) 5 (33)
 Watching videos, listening to audio books 5 (16) 3 (14) 2 (20) 2 (12) 2 (13)
 Experiential learning 4 (13) 4 (18) 0 (0) 1 (6) 3 (20)
 Own upbringing 2 (6) 2 (9) 0 (0) 1 (6) 1 (7)
 Practical courses (e.g., sleep school) 1 (3) 0 (0) 1 (10) 1 (6) 0 (0)
Did mothers previously look for information about children's play?
 Yes 21 (66) 14 (64) 7 (70) 7 (41) 14 (93)
 No 11 (34) 8 (36) 3 (30) 10 (59) 1 (7)
Did mothers previously look for information about children's screen time?
 Yes 20 (63) 15 (68) 5 (50) 5 (29) 7 (47)
 No 12 (38) 7 (32) 5 (50) 12 (71) 8 (53)

Percentages may not add up to 100% as mothers may have had multiple responses.