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Table 2 Association of socio-demographic factors with participation frequency among the mothers

From: Factors influencing mother’s participation in Posyandu for improving nutritional status of children under-five in Aceh Utara district, Aceh province, Indonesia

Variable

Participation

N = 385 (%)

P value

≤6 times a year

>6 times a year

N = 192 (%)

N = 193 (%)

Age category

    

 ≤30 years

105 (50)

105 (50)

210 (54.5)

1

 >30 years

87 (49.7)

88 (50.3)

175 (45.5)

 

Marital status

    

 Divorced and widow

7 (33.3)

14 (66.7)

21 (5.5)

0.177

 Married

185 (50.8)

179 (49.2)

364 (94.5)

 

Education Level

    

 Basic education

38 (50.7)

37 (49.3)

75 (19.5)

0.898

 Higher education

154 (49.7)

156 (50.3)

310 (80.5)

 

Occupation

    

 Unemployed

124 (48.2)

133 (51.8)

257 (66.8)

0.388

 Private sector and entrepreneur

68 (53.1)

60 (46.9)

128 (33.2)

 

Household Incomea(monthly)

    

 ≤1 million IDR

156 (47.7)

171 (52.3)

327 (84.9)

0.047

 >1 million IDR

36 (62.1)

22 (37.9)

58 (15.1)

 

Family size

    

 ≤5 persons

145 (48.2)

156 (51.8)

301 (78.2)

0.219

 >5 persons

47 (56.0)

37 (44.0)

84 (21.8)

 

Distance to Posyandu

    

 ≤3 km

74 (54.4)

62 (45.6)

136 (35.3)

0.202

 >3 km

118 (47.4)

131 (52.6)

249 (64.7)

 
  1. Fisher’s exact test. a1 million IDR = 90.9 USD (10th of March 2014 exchange rate)