Table 2.
Maternal growth monitoring knowledge
| Characteristic | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
| When you hear growth monitoring, what comes to mind? | Weighing | 274 (80.6) |
| Immunization | 62 (18.2) | |
| Treatment of malnourished children | 4 (1.2) | |
| Importance of growth monitoring | Determines child’s nutritional status | 291 (85.6) |
| Educates about appropriate child feeding | 44 (12.9) | |
| Don’t know | 4 (1.2) | |
| Not important | 1 (0.3) | |
| Number of times one is supposed to go for growth monitoring sessions | Once a month | 316 (92.9) |
| Twice every month | 15 (4.4) | |
| Once every 6 months | 4 (1.2) | |
| Don’t know | 5 (1.5) | |
| When is one to start going forgrowth monitoring sessions? | At birth | 282 (82.9) |
| At 1 month of age | 53 (15.6) | |
| At 1 year of age | 5 (1.5) | |
| Age range for growth monitoring | Children < 2 years of age | 208 (61.2) |
| Children 0–5 years of age | 110 (32.3) | |
| Don’t know | 22 (6.5) | |
| One responsible for growthmonitoring provision | Nurses | 321 (94.4) |
| Midwives | 10 (2.9) | |
| Doctors | 8 (2.4) | |
| Teachers | 1 (0.3) | |
| Where growth monitoring services are provided? | Hospitals | 79 (23.2) |
| Health centers | 248 (72.9) | |
| Don’t know | 13 (3.8) | |
| What does a growth chart represent? | It shows the age of child | 63 (18.5) |
| It shows how the child is growing | 107 (31.5) | |
| It has no meaning | 28 (8.2) | |
| Don’t know | 142 (41.8) | |
| Knowledge level | Poor knowledge | 42 (12.4) |
| Good knowledge | 298 (87.6) |