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Table 2 Data collector reports of mothers who understood the question, recalled and described timing for bathing babies with no probing at all

From: Measurement of delayed bathing and early initiation of breastfeeding: a cross-sectional survey exploring experiences of data collectors in Ethiopia

Maternal characteristics

N

Understood question without probes

Recalled timing without probes

Described timing without probes

No probing at all

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

P-value*

Total

130

102 (79)

51 (39)

60 (46)

34 (26)

 

Age

      

15-24

36

29 (80)

18 (50)

18 (50)

12 (33)

0.29

25-34

59

47 (80)

23 (39)

28 (48)

16 (27)

 

35+

35

26 (74)

10 (29)

14 (40)

6 (17)

 

Education

      

No education

89

66 (74)

31 (35)

37 (42)

19 (21)

0.07

Primary level or above

41

36 (88)

20 (49)

23 (56)

15 (37)

 

Place of birth

      

Home

96

76 (79)

42 (44)

45 (47)

30 (31)

0.03

Health institution

34

26 (77)

9 (27)

15 (44)

4 (12)

 

Parity

      

Primiparous

27

22 (82)

14 (52)

16 (59)

10 (37)

0.15

Multiparous

103

80 (78)

37 (36)

44 (43)

24 (23)

 
  1. *P values were obtained from chi-square tests.