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Item | Expected response | Given responses n = 213 | n (%) |
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Knowledge on meaning, components, and frequency of growth monitoring and CWC | | | |
Growth monitoring means weighing | Yes | Yes | 208 (97.7) |
| No | 5 (2.3) |
Immunization as part of growth monitoring activities | No | Yes | 108 (50.7) |
| No | 105 (49.3) |
Treatment of minor ailments as part of growth monitoring activities | No | Yes | 46 (21.6) |
| No | 167 (78.4) |
CWC sessions are attended once in a month | Yes | Yes | 206 (96.7) |
| No | 7 (3.3) |
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Knowledge on the importance of regular CWC attendance | | | |
Regular CWC attendance is important for growth monitoring | Yes | Yes | 184 (86.4) |
| No | 29 (13.6) |
Regular CWC attendance is important for the correction of growth falter in a child | Yes | Yes | 75 (35.2) |
| No | 138 (64.8) |
Regular CWC attendance is important for monitoring child health | Yes | Yes | 129 (60.6) |
| No | 84 (39.4) |
Regular CWC is important to determine if a child is sick | No | Yes | 91 (42.7) |
| No | 122 (57.3) |
Regular CWC attendance is important for prevention of diseases | Yes | Yes | 123 (57.7) |
| No | 90 (42.3) |
Regular CWC important | Important | Important | 213 (100) |
| Not important | 0 (0) |
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Knowledge on the importance and reasons for CWC continuation after the completion of the immunization schedule | | | |
CWC is important after immunization schedules are completed | Important | Important | 205 (96.2) |
| Not important | 5 (2.4) |
| Do not know | 3 (1.4) |
Child growth monitoring as a reason for CWC continuation | | Yes | 182 (85.5) |
Yes | No | 31 (14.5) |
Seeking of health and nutritional advice as a reason for CWC continuation | Yes | Yes | 93 (43.7) |
| No | 120 (56.3) |
Complying with the government’s policy as a reason for CWC continuation | No | Yes | 74 (34.7) |
| No | 139 (65.3) |
Complying with health workers’ directive as a reason for CWC continuation | No | Yes | 90 (42.3) |
| No | 123 (57.7) |
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Knowledge on the uses and importance of the growth chart | | | |
The growth chart is used to monitor a child’s growth | Yes | Yes | 171 (80.3) |
| No | 42 (19.7) |
The growth chart indicates how a child is growing | Yes | Yes | 146 (68.5) |
| No | 67 (31.5) |
The growth chart indicates the direction a child should grow in | No | Yes | 99 (46.5) |
| No | 114 (53.5) |
The growth chart is for the education of mothers on growth monitoring | No | Yes | 58 (27.2) |
| No | 155 (72.8) |
The growth monitoring chart is to help caregivers care for the child | No | Yes | 127 (59.6) |
| No | 86 (40.4) |
Overall knowledge level of participants | | | |
Good knowledge | | | 208 (97.7) |
Poor knowledge | | | 5 (2.3) |
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