Table 2 Maternal growth monitoring knowledge
Characteristic | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
When you hear growth monitoring, what comes to mind? | Weighing | 274 (80.6) |
Immunization | 62 (18.2) | |
Treatment of malnourished children | 4 (1.2) | |
Importance of growth monitoring | Determines child’s nutritional status | 291 (85.6) |
Educates about appropriate child feeding | 44 (12.9) | |
Don’t know | 4 (1.2) | |
Not important | 1 (0.3) | |
Number of times one is supposed to go for growth monitoring sessions | Once a month | 316 (92.9) |
Twice every month | 15 (4.4) | |
Once every 6 months | 4 (1.2) | |
Don’t know | 5 (1.5) | |
When is one to start going forgrowth monitoring sessions? | At birth | 282 (82.9) |
At 1 month of age | 53 (15.6) | |
At 1 year of age | 5 (1.5) | |
Age range for growth monitoring | Children < 2 years of age | 208 (61.2) |
Children 0–5 years of age | 110 (32.3) | |
Don’t know | 22 (6.5) | |
One responsible for growthmonitoring provision | Nurses | 321 (94.4) |
Midwives | 10 (2.9) | |
Doctors | 8 (2.4) | |
Teachers | 1 (0.3) | |
Where growth monitoring services are provided? | Hospitals | 79 (23.2) |
Health centers | 248 (72.9) | |
Don’t know | 13 (3.8) | |
What does a growth chart represent? | It shows the age of child | 63 (18.5) |
It shows how the child is growing | 107 (31.5) | |
It has no meaning | 28 (8.2) | |
Don’t know | 142 (41.8) | |
Knowledge level | Poor knowledge | 42 (12.4) |
Good knowledge | 298 (87.6) |