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Table 1 Background Information of Mothers and Caregivers

From: Trends in newborn umbilical cord care practices in Sokoto and Bauchi States of Nigeria: the where, who, how, what and the ubiquitous role of traditional birth attendants: a lot quality assurance sampling survey

State:

Bauchi State

Sokoto State

Year:

2012

2013

2015

2012

2013

2015

Total sample

380

380

380

437

437

437

Age distribution of care mothers (caregivers) (%)

 15-19 yrs

51 (13.4%)

53 (13.9%)

36 (9.5

55 (12.6%)

52 (11.9%)

41 (9.4%)

 20-24 yrs

104 (27.4%)

111 (29.2%)

101 (26.6%)

96 (22.0%)

110 (25.2%)

96 (22.0%)

 25-29 yrs

106 (27.9%)

84 (22.1%)

93 (24.5%)

103 (23.6%)

110 (25.2%)

116 (26.5%)

 30-34 yrs

64 (16.8%)

69 (18.2%)

88 (23.2%)

104 (23.8%)

96 (22.0%)

97 (22.2%)

 35-39 yrs

32 (8.4%)

34 (8.9%)

37 (9.7%)

48 (11.0%)

42 (9.6%)

42 (9.6%)

 40-44 yrs

18 (4.7%)

20 (5.3%)

22 (5.8%)

25 (5.7%)

23 (5.3%)

36 (8.2%)

 45-50 yrs

5 (1.3%)

9 (2.4%)

3 (20.8%)

6 (1.4%)

4 (0.9%)

9 (2.1%)

Mean age (SD)

26.9 (6.9)

26.5 (7.1)

27.0 (6.5)

27.1 (6.9)

26.8 (6.6)

30.0 (7.0)

 

Pearson chi2(12) = 15.2 Pr = 0.23

Pearson chi2(12) = 10.7 Pr = 0.55

Education attainment by year (%)

 No Education

264 (69.5%)

242 (63.7%)

270 (71.1%)

387 (90.4%)

392 (89.7%)

384 (87.9%)

 Primary

77 (20.3%)

87 (22.9%)

64 (16.8%)

28 (6.5%)

25 (5.7%)

33 (7.6%)

 Secondary

30 (7.9%)

46 (12.1%)

37 (9.7%)

8 (1.9%)

15 (3.4%)

14 (3.2%)

 Higher

9 (2.4%)

5 (1.3%)

9 (2.4%)

5 (1.2%)

5 (1.1%)

6 (1.4%)

 

Pearson chi2(6) = 9.9876 Pr = 0.125

Pearson chi2(6) = 3.5552 Pr = 0.737

Religion pattern by year (%)

 Catholic

3 (0.8%)

7 (1.8%)

6 (1.6%)

1 (0.2%)

1 (0.2%)

0 (0.0%)

 Other Christian

22 (5.8%)

29 (7.6%)

26 (6.8%)

3 (0.7%)

5 (1.1%)

3 (0.7%)

 Islam

353 (92.9%)

344 (90.5%)

346 (91.1%)

430 (98.4%)

431 (98.6%)

434 (99.3%)

 Traditionalist

2 (0.5%)

0 (0.0%)

2 (0.5%)

3 (0.7%)

0 (0.0%)

0 (0.0%)

 

Pearson chi2(6) = 4.71 Pr = 0.581

Pearson chi2(8) = 10.42 Pr = 0.237

Household Wealth Index

 Mean (SD)

 

2.0 (0.80)

1.9 (0.84)

 

1.9 (0.82

2.0 (0.86)