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 (%) |
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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.