Table 1.
Percent mean score of knowledge, attitude and practice among mothers regarding newborn care and the result of adjusted analysis of the effect of independent variables. Participants’ scores of KAP are calculated out of 100
| Variable | Category | Frequency | Knowledge | Attitude | Practice | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Mean (95% CI) | P-crude | Adjusted | Mean (95% CI) | P-crude | Adjusted | Mean (95% CI) | P-crude | Adjusted | |||||
| Beta (SE) | P val | Beta (SE) | P val | Beta (SE) | P val | ||||||||||
| Age(Y) | 14–19 | 14 | 2.7 | 38.0(26.6–50.0) | 0.001 | −0.0;.5.6 | 0.995 | 42.9(28.6–57.1) | 0.002 | −9.7;7.5 | 0.194 | 46.0(37.7–54.3) | 0.001 | 11.9;6.6 | 0.071 |
| 20–29 | 288 | 55.5 | 51.2(49.5–54.1) | 9.0;.3.7 | 0.014 | 64.0(61.4–66.7) | 5.9;4.9 | 0.224 | 52.7(50.1–55.2) | 14.5;4.3 | 0.001 | ||||
| 30–39 | 195 | 37.6 | 49.0(46.6–51.3) | 10.2;.3.7 | 0.039 | 63.3(60.1–66.7) | 7.6;4.9 | 0.128 | 51.0(48.1–54.0) | 16.6;4.4 | 0.000 | ||||
| > 40 | 21 | 4.0 | 38.3(31.2–44.9) | 1 | NA | 54.3(45.6–63.0) | 1 | NA | 33.3(25.7–41.0) | 1 | NA | ||||
| Education | No education | 337 | 64.9 | 43.1(41.3–44.9) | 0.001 | −14.3;2.9 | 0.001 | 57.9(55.6–60.2) | 0.001 | −14.6;3.9 | 0.000 | 44.9(42.8–47.0) | < 0.001 | − 14.4;3.4 | < 0.001 |
| Primary | 63 | 12.1 | 53.4(48.8–58.0) | −7.3;3.1 | 0.020 | 60.6(55.1–66.2) | −14.2;4.1 | 0.001 | 52.6(47.2–57.9) | −9.6;3.6 | 0.008 | ||||
| Middle | 45 | 8.7 | 63.9(58.3–67.8) | −3.4;3.1 | 0.265 | 71.1(64.5–77.7) | −8.7;4.1 | 0.032 | 64.9(59.1–70.8) | −1.8;3.6 | 0.601 | ||||
| Higher&above | 73 | 14.1 | 70.0(66.9–73.1) | 1 | NA | 81.9(77.6–86.2) | 1 | NA | 69.9(66.8–73.0) | 1 | NA | ||||
| Occupation | House wife | 342 | 65.9 | 47.0(45.0–49.1) | 0.001 | −2.2;1.8 | 0.217 | 60.5(58.1–62.8) | 0.001 | 1.2;2.4 | 0.624 | 49.3(47.0–51.4) | < 0.001 | 0.6;2.1 | 0.759 |
| Private | 31 | 6.0 | 63.0(56.1–70.0) | 0.9;3.4 | 0.795 | 72.3(63.6–80.9) | 2.1;4.5 | 0.643 | 63.1(55.3–70.9) | 1.7;3.9 | 0.674 | ||||
| Governmental | 40 | 7.7 | 65.5(61.4–69.5) | 0.5;3.1 | 0.882 | 81.0(75.2–86.8) | 9.2;4.2 | 0.028 | 65.6(61.2–70.0) | 1.7;3.7 | 0.636 | ||||
| Farmer | 105 | 20.2 | 49.2(45.5–52.8) | 1 | NA | 60.6(56.1–65.0) | 1 | NA | 48.0(43.9–52.2) | 1 | NA | ||||
| Ethnicity | Sindhi | 396 | 76.3 | 47.8(46.0–49.5) | 0.001 | 2.8;1.9 | 0.155 | 60.5(58.3–62.7) | < 0.001 | −1.5;2.6 | 0.564 | 49.7(47.7–51.7) | < 0.001 | 5.3;2.8 | 0.020 |
| Mohajir | 35 | 6.3 | 71.0(65.9–75.9) | 8.3;3.3 | 0.012 | 78.3(71.9–84.6) | 3.5;4.4 | 0.428 | 69.2(64.0–74.5) | 6.8;3.8 | 0.078 | ||||
| Siraki,others | 86 | 20 | 49.9(46.2–55.9) | 1 | NA | 66.9(61.3–72.6) | 1 | NA | 50.1(44.8–55.4) | 1 | NA | ||||
| Residence | Urban | 178 | 34 | 62.1(59.7–64.6) | .001 | 7.6;2.0 | 0.001 | 70.0(66.6–73.4) | 0.01 | −1.3;2.7 | 0.619 | 62.7(60.0–65.3) | 0.01 | 6.9;2.3 | 0.003 |
| Rural | 340 | 65.9 | 43.4(41.6–45.3) | 1 | NA | 59.0(56.7–61.3) | 1 | NA | 45.0(42.8–47.2) | 1 | NA | ||||
| Family system | Joint | 275 | 53.0 | 48.5(46.2–50.8) | .088 | NA | NA | 63.0(60.4–65.5) | 0.831 | NA | NA | 51.5(49.1–53.9) | 0.63 | NA | NA |
| Nuclear | 243 | 47 | 51.4(48.9–53.8) | NA | NA | 62.6(59.5–65.6) | NA | NA | 50.6(47.8–53.5) | NA | NA | ||||
| Socio Economic Status | Poor | 173 | 33.4 | 62.4(59.8–65.1) | .001 | 5.2;2.3 | 0.021 | 73.4(70.2–76.6) | 0.001 | 6.8;3.0 | 0.024 | 63.1(60.3–65.9) | < 0.01 | 6.3;2.6 | 0.017 |
| Average | 172 | 33.2 | 44.0(41.6–46.4) | −0.5;1.7 | 0.784 | 57.3(54.1–60.5) | −1.8;2.3 | 0.439 | 45.5(42.5–48.5) | −0.2;2.0 | 0.933 | ||||
| High | 173 | 33.4 | 43.1(40.3–45.8) | 1 | NA | 57.6(54.2–61.0) | 1 | NA | 44.6(41.6–47.7) | 1 | NA | ||||
| Child Sex | Male | 261 | 28.1 | 48.7(46.4–51.0) | 0.2 | NA | NA | 63.8(61.0–66.6) | 0.2 | NA | NA | 49.3(46.7–51.9) | 0.063 | NA | NA |
| Female | 257 | 39.1 | 51.0(48.6–53.5) | NA | NA | 61.7(58.9–64.5) | NA | NA | 52.1(50.3–55.4) | NA | NA | ||||
P-Crude is from ANOVA and or t-test. Adjusted results from GLM. (see text). Beta is the constant value of the GLM. NA: Not applicable