Research Article
Knowledge Level and Determinants of Neonatal Jaundice: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Effutu Municipality of Ghana
Table 6
Mothers’ knowledge of neonatal jaundice.
| Parameter | Total | NNJ | No NNJ | | | |
| Heard of NNJ | | | | No | 124 (82.7) | 80 (80.0) | 44 (88.0) | Yes | 26 (17.3) | 20 (20.0) | 6 (12.0) | Source | | | | Friends | 11 (42.3) | 10 (50.0) | 1 (16.7) | Health facility | 4 (15.4) | 4 (20.0) | 0 (0.0) | School | 9 (34.6) | 4 (20.0) | 5 (83.3) | TV | 2 (7.7) | 2 (10.0) | 0 (0.0) | Can NNJ cause damage? | | | | Do not know | 135 (90.0) | 89 (89.0) | 46 (92.0) | No | 5 (3.3) | 5 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | Yes | 10 (6.7) | 6 (6.0) | 4 (8.0) | Can NNJ be prevented? | | | | Do not know | 139 (92.7) | 93 (93.0) | 46 (92.0) | No | 5 (3.3) | 4 (4.0) | 1 (2.0) | Yes | 6 (4.0) | 3 (3.0) | 3 (6.0) | Can NNJ be treated? | | | | Do not know | 128 (85.3) | 83 (83.0) | 45 (90.0) | No | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | Yes | 22 (14.7) | 17 (17.0) | 5 (10.0) |
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