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) |