Child Survival Strategies: Assessment of Knowledge and Practice of Rural Women of Reproductive Age in Cross River State, Nigeria

Table 4

Adequacy of knowledge of child survival strategies.

Aspect of knowledge	Correct response
	Frequency ()	Percent
Frequency of weighing of child	30	20
Vitamin that prevents blindness	110	73.3
Food that contains vitamin D	67	44.7
When to commence breastfeeding	114	76
Should a child be given first milk?	119	79.3
Name of the first milk from mother’s breast after childbirth	126	84
When should first polio vaccine be given?	105	70
What is exclusive breastfeeding?	117	78
Give salt sugar solution if child has diarrhea	123	82
Continue breastfeeding if child has diarrhea	49	32.7