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. 2020 Mar 19;15(3):e0229720. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229720

Table 5. Levels of reported family and social support for KMC.

Maternal report of support in facility KMC Study Group Total (N = 241)
CarePlus Wrap (n = 126) Chitenje (n = 115) p-value
Other family member trained on KMC at facility 60.3 65.2 0.43 62.7
Received help from family member (either at home or in facility) 91.3 90.4 0.82 90.9
Type of help provided
    Provided food 85.7 89.6 0.37 87.6
    Held baby in skin-to-skin position 38.9 39.1 0.97 39.0
    Cared for children at home 32.5 43.5 0.08 37.8
    Provided moral support 32.5 34.8 0.71 33.6
    Other 15.1 11.3 0.39 13.3
Maternal report of support post-discharge CarePlus Wrap (n = 126) Chitenje (n = 115) p-value Total (N = 243)
Any family member provided help since returned home 88.4 86.8 0.72 87.7
Type of help provided
    Held baby in skin-to-skin position 81.4 82.5 0.83 81.9
    Provided food 78.3 71.9 0.25 75.3
    Household chores 79.1 66.7 0.03 73.3
    Cared for children at home 52.7 43.9 0.17 48.7
    Provided moral support 60.5 53.5 0.27 57.2
    Other 0.8 4.4 0.07 2.5
Anyone outside of family providing support 39.5 35.1 0.48 37.5
Type of support provided
    Provided food 30.2 20.2 0.07 25.5
    Household chores 27.9 18.4 0.08 23.5
    Cared for children at home 6.2 6.1 0.98 6.2
    Provided moral support 20.9 18.4 0.62 19.8
    Held baby in skin-to-skin position 4.7 5.3 0.83 4.9
    Other 3.1 5.3 0.40 4.1