Research Article
Child Survival Strategies: Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Rural Women of Reproductive Age in Cross River State, Nigeria
Table 6
Association between level of education and knowledge of child survival strategies.
| Independent variable | Dependent variable | Test statistic | df | | Yes | No |
| Level of education | Growth monitoring | | | | Nonformal | 2 (16.7%) | 10 (83.3%) | | | | Primary | 7 (31.8%) | 15 (68.2%) | Chi square = 9.568 | 3 | 0.022 | Secondary | 24 (38.7%) | 38 (61.3%) | Tertiary | 31 (57.4%) | 23 (42.6%) | | | |
| Level of education | Oral rehydration therapy | | | | Nonformal | 11 (91.7%) | 1 (8.3%) | | | | Primary | 21 (95.5%) | 1 (4.5%) | Fisher’s Exact Test | 3 | 0.1289 | Secondary | 61 (98.4%) | 1 (1.6%) | Tertiary | 54 (100%) | 0 (0%) | | | |
| Level of education | Breastfeeding | | | | Nonformal | 6 (50%) | 6 (50%) | | | | Primary | 12 (54.5%) | 10 (45.5%) | Chi square = 2.863 | 3 | 0.418 | Secondary | 38 (61.3%) | 24 (38.7%) | Tertiary | 38 (70.4%) | 16 (29.6%) | | | |
| Level of education | Immunization | | | | Nonformal | 6 (50%) | 6 (50%) | | | | Primary | 12 (54.5%) | 10 (45.5%) | Chi square = 7.210 | 3 | 0.066 | Secondary | 40 (64.5%) | 22 (35.5%) | Tertiary | 43 (79.6%) | 11 (20.4%) | | | |
| Level of education | Family planning | | | | Nonformal | 4 (33.3%) | 8 (66.7%) | | | | Primary | 5 (22.7%) | 17 (77.3%) | Chi square = 6.659 | 3 | 0.084 | Secondary | 27 (43.5%) | 35 (56.5%) | Tertiary | 29 (53.7%) | 25 (46.3%) | | | |
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