Table 2: Mothers demographic characteristics and knowledge of fever.
Mothers characteristics | Knowledge of fever (Good) (n = 57) | Knowledge of fever (Poor) (n = 43) | P- value* |
Age | |||
< 30 years | 17 | 32 | 0.0001 |
≥ 30 years | 40 | 11 | |
Age of child | |||
< 3 years | 14 | 24 | 0.04 |
≥ 3 years | 43 | 19 | |
Marital status | |||
Married | 27 | 20 | 0.356 |
Not married | 30 | 23 | |
Number of children | |||
< 3 | 13 | 10 | 0.0001 |
≥ 3 | 44 | 33 | |
Level of education | |||
Formal education | 41 | 6 | 0.0001 |
No formal education | 16 | 37 | |
Number of children under five years | |||
< 3 | 24 | 23 | 0.343 |
≥ 3 | 33 | 20 |