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Table 1 Characteristics of participating mothers in the satisfaction survey on FSPT (n = 191)

From: Maternal satisfaction with a novel filtered-sunlight phototherapy for newborn jaundice in Southwest Nigeria

Factors

Not previously heard of NNJ n = 77 (%)

Previously heard of NNJ n = 114 (%)

Total N = 191 (%)

p-value

Maternal age (Years)

   

0.528

  < 20

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

  20 – 35

76 (98.7)

111 (97.4)

187 (97.9)

  >35

1 (1.3)

3 (2.6)

4 (2.1)

Marital status

   

0.804

  Single

1 (1.3)

2 (1.8)

3 (1.6)

  Married

76 (98.7)

112 (98.2)

188 (98.4)

Number of living children

   

0.933

  1

36 (46.8)

54 (47.4)

90 (47.1)

  2 or more

41 (53.2)

60 (52.6)

101 (52.9)

Ethnicity

   

0.514

  Hausa

5 (6.5)

4 (3.5)

9 (4.7)

  Ibo

10 (13.0)

10 (8.8)

20 (10.5)

  Yoruba

57 (74.0)

89 (78.1)

146 (76.4)

  Others

5 (6.5)

11 (9.6)

16 (8.4)

Religion

   

0.620

  Christianity

33 (42.9)

53 (46.5)

86 (45.0)

  Islam

44 (57.1)

61 (53.5)

105 (55.0)

Education

   

0.005

  None/Primary

6 (7.8)

11 (9.6)

17 (8.9)

  Secondary

41 (53.2)

35 (30.7)

76 (39.8)

  Technical

11 (14.3)

23 (20.2)

34 (17.8)

  Tertiary

19 (24.7)

45 (39.5)

64 (33.5)

Education of spouse

   

0.425

  None/Primary

1 (1.3)

3 (2.6)

4 (2.1)

  Secondary

33 (42.9)

37 (32.5)

70 (36.5)

  Technical

11 (14.3)

15 (13.2)

26 (13.8)

  Tertiary

32 (41.6)

59 (51.8)

91 (47.6)

Occupation

   

0.755

  Unemployed

11 (14.3)

18 (15.8)

29 (15.2)

  Self-employed

50 (64.9)

68 (59.6)

118 (61.8)

  Formal job

16 (20.8)

28 (24.6)

44 (23.0)

Occupation of spouse

   

0.503

  Unemployed

0 (0.0)

2 (1.8)

2 (1.0)

  Self-employed

40 (51.9)

59 (51.8)

99 (51.8)

  Formal job

37 (48.1)

53 (46.5)

90 (47.1)

  1. FSPT: Filtered sunlight phototherapy.