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)