Table 1 Summary description of respondents

Age of Mothers (years)

N = 375

18-25

80 (21.3)

8 (10.0)

72 (90.0)

0.799

26-30

111 (29.6)

4 (3.6)

107 (96.4)

31-35

68 (18.1)

2 (3.0)

65 (97.0)

36+

116 (30.9)

3 (2.6)

112 (97.4)

Completed Education

N = 376

None

23 (6.1)

3 (13.0)

20 (87.0)

0.252

Primary

163 (43.3)

7 (4.3)

154 (96.6)

Secondary

118 (31.4)

4 (3.4)

114 (96.6)

Tertiary

72 (19.1)

4 (5.6)

68 (94.4)

Place of residence

N = 376

Rural

196 (52.1)

8 (4.1)

187 (95.9)

0.799

Urban

180 (47.9)

10 (5.6)

169 (94.4)

Currently married

N = 369

No

54 (14.6)

15 (4.8)

299 (95.2)

0.748

Yes

315 (83.8)

2 (3.8)

51 (96.2)

Number of children

N = 370

4 or less

289 (78.1)

15 (5.2)

273 (94.8)

0.307

more than 4

81 (21.9)

2 (2.5)

78 (97.5)

Socioeconomic Status

N = 374

Lower

194 (51.9)

6 (3.1)

187 (96.9)

0.265

Middle

84 (22.5)

4 (4.8)

80 (95.2)

Upper

96 (25.7)

7 (7.4)

88 (92.6)

Experience of ≥ 1 sign in newborn

N = 375

No

112 (29.9)

10 (3.8)

252 (96.2)

0.292

Yes

263 (70.1)

7 (6.3)

104 (93.7)

Knowledge of danger signs †

N = 376

None

18 (4.8)

At most 1

358 (95.2)

At most 2

352 (93.6)

At most 3

296 (78.7)

At most 4

114 (30.3)

At most 5

50 (13.2)

At most 6

11 (29.3)

At most 7

1 (0.3)

At most 8

0 (0.0)

All 9

0 (0.0)