Table 1: Data on abandoned babies news published in the newspaper (N = 28).

 

Data

Number (%)

Babies age

   New born (0-28 days)

   1-3 months  

 

23 (82.14)

5 (17.86)

Gender

   Girls

   Boys

   Unknown

 

6 (21.43)

8 (28.57)

14 (50.00)

Vital status

   Alive

   Death  

 

3 (10.71)

25 (89.29)

Features of parents

   Unmarried mothers

   Unmarried mother and father

   Divorced mother

   Unknown

 

12 (42.86)

1 (3.57)

1 (3.57)

14 (50.00)