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Table 2 Proportion of parents and average time spent engaging in active and passive activities

From: Newborn literacy program effective in increasing maternal engagement in literacy activities: an observational cohort study

 

Intervention

Control

Chi-square P value

Unadjusted Odds Ratio (OR)

Adjusted Odds Ratio (OR)

 

(n = 1051), n (%)

(n = 279), n(%)

 

(95% CI)

(95% CI), P value

Active Activities

     

Read

957 (91.1)

245 (87.8)

0.10

1.4 (0.9-2.1)

1.5 (0.9-2.4), 0.13

Sing

1028 (97.8)

273 (97.8)

0.97

1.1 (0.4-2.4)

.2 (0.4-3.2), 0.78

Talk

1046 (99.5)

279 (100)

0.25

Not estimable

Not estimable

Passive Activities

     

Listen to CDs

665 (63.3)

169 (60.6)

0.41

1.1 (0.9-1.5)

1.2 (0.8-1.6), 0.37

Watch TV

629 (59.8)

191 (68.5)

0.01

0.7 (0.5-0.9)

0.6 (0.5-0.9), 0.01

Listen to radio

667 (63.6)

190 (68.1)

0.16

0.8 (0.6-1.1)

0.8 (0.5-1.0), 0.08