Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Sunlight Exposure of Infants among Mothers Attending in Governmental Health Facilities in Farta District, South Gondar Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2018

Table 3

Knowledge of respondents on sunlight exposure of infant in Farta district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018.

Item	Category	Number	%
Mentioned as they knew the importance of sunlight exposure	Yes	183	53.98
	No	156	46.02
Number of day of sunlight exposure per week	Every day	84	46
	2	39	11.4
	3–4	48	26
	5–6	12	5
Starting day of sunlight exposure	Within 5 days	17	9.3
	5–10 days	20	8.3
	10–15 days	91	37.9
	After 15 days	55	46.7
Time of sunlight exposure	Before 16:00 h	134	73.2
	16:00–19:00 h	38	3.3
	19:00–22:00 h	11	.8
Duration of sunlight exposure	<15 min	49	26.7
	15–20	40	21.9
	20 min–1 h	54	29.5
	Above 1 h	35	19.1
Information on sunlight exposure	Yes	183	53.98
	No	156	46
Source of information on sunlight exposure	Mass media	12	5
	Health professional	100	54.6
	Neighbor	68	36.6
	Parents	3	1.1