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Table 1 Respondents/Mothers population distribution (n 427)

From: Newborn thermal care in western Uttar Pradesh — gap analysis between knowledge and practices

Sociodemographic Variables

Response n (%)

Community Blocks

  Dhanaura

64 (14.99)

  Amroha

83 (19.44)

  Gajrola

57 (13.35)

  Gangeshwari

63 (14.75)

  Hasanpur

62 (14.52)

  Joya

98 (22.95)

Age groups

  18-25 years

218 (51.1)

  26-30 years

176 (41.2)

  31-35 years

25 (5.9)

  >35 years

8 (1.9)

Child’s Mother religion

  Hindu

224 (52.5)

  Muslim/Sikh/Other

203 (47.5)

Child’s Mother education

  ≤10th

294 (68.9)

  >10th

33 (31.1)

Child’s Mother occupation

  Housewife

421 (98.6)

  Working

06 (1.4)

Socio-economic status*

  I

5 (1.2)

  II

19 (4.4)

  III

67 (15.7)

  IV

264 (61.8)

  V

72 (16.9)

Type of family

  Nuclear

258 (60.4)

  Joint

169 (39.6)