Table 3 Demographic information of the mothers enrolled for observations and in-depth interviews in Matlab and Habigonj, Bangladesh, 2010–12
From: Barriers to and motivators of handwashing behavior among mothers of neonates in rural Bangladesh
Matlab | Habigonj | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Characteristics | Mothers of neonates (n = 20) | Mothers of Infants (n = 12) | Mothers of neonates (n = 20) | Mothers of Infants (n = 12) | |
Age of mother | Median age (IQR) | 20 (19–22 years) | 21.5 (20–24 years) | 20 (18–24 years) | 21 (19–24 years) |
Median age (IQR) (both neonates & infants) | 20 (19–22 years), Primi (n = 32) | 18 (17–20 years), Primi (n = 18) 25 (21–28 years), Multi (n = 14) | |||
Mother’s marital status | Married | 100% | 100% | ||
Sex of the child | Female | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
Male | 8 | 3 | 10 | 9 | |
Age of the child | Median age (IQR) | 15.5 days (14–24 days) | 6.9 months (4–10 months) | 12.5 days (9–17 days) | 5 months (4–8 months) |
Parity of mothers | Primi | 20 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Multi | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | |
Type of delivery | Normal | 16 | 10 | 19 | 11 |
C-section | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Delivery place | Delivery at parents’ home | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 |
Delivery at marital home | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | |
Delivery at facility | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
Mother’s residence during interview | Marital home | 9 | 8 | 14 | 11 |
Maternal home | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |
Education of mothers | No education (0) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
≤ Class 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 4 | |
Class 6–10 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
Household income | Median income (IQR) | (N = 25)a US$ 128 (US$ 64–128) | (N = 30)b US$ 71(US$ 59–128) | ||