Research Article
Mothers’ and Caregivers’ Knowledge and Experience of Neonatal Danger Signs: A Cross-Sectional Survey in Saudi Arabia
Table 1
Participants’ characteristics (N=1428).
| | Variables | Frequency (%) |
| | Participants/Mother’s Age (in years) | | | 18-25 | 327 (22.9) | | 26-30 | 411 (28.8) | | 31-40 | 587 (41.1) | | 40-50 | 102 (7.2) | | Neonate’s age (in months) | | | 1-6 | 596 (42.1) | | 7-12 | 489 (34.5) | | 13-18 | 145 (10.2) | | 19-24 | 187 (13.2) | | Neonate relationship with the participant | | | Mother | 1397 (97.8) | | Health caregiver | 31 (2.2) | | Neonate’s gender (Female) | 727 (51.7) | | Area of residence (inside Riyadh) | 1298 (90.9) | | Riyadh region | | | Central | 239 (16.7) | | West | 238 (16.7) | | East | 521 (36.5) | | South | 192 (13.4) | | North | 238 (16.7) | | Level of education | | | Illiterate | 152 (10.6) | | Primary school | 87 (6.1) | | Middle School | 188 (13.2) | | Secondary School | 533 (37.3) | | Bachelor | 430 (30.1) | | Higher Education | 38 (2.7) | | Participants' monthly income (Saudi Riyals) | | | 0-5000 | 557 (49.6) | | 6000-10000 | 432 (38.5) | | 10000 and above | 134 (11.9) | | Occupation | | | Government | 170 (11.9) | | Private Sector | 66 (4.6) | | Unemployed | 1192 (83.5) | | Number of children | | | 1-3 | 881 (62.4) | | 4-5 | 387 (27.4) | | ≥6 | 145 (10.3) |
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Data is missing in participants’ income for n=305, in neonate’s gender for 21, and in neonate’s age for 10. |
