Knowledge and Other Predictors of Child Welfare Clinic Completion among Children Aged 24–59 Months in the Garu-Tempane District of Northern Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study of Caregivers

Table 1

Knowledge of caregivers on CWC.

Item	Expected response	Given responses n = 213	n (%)
Knowledge on meaning, components, and frequency of growth monitoring and CWC
Growth monitoring means weighing	Yes	Yes	208 (97.7)
		No	5 (2.3)
Immunization as part of growth monitoring activities	No	Yes	108 (50.7)
		No	105 (49.3)
Treatment of minor ailments as part of growth monitoring activities	No	Yes	46 (21.6)
		No	167 (78.4)
CWC sessions are attended once in a month	Yes	Yes	206 (96.7)
		No	7 (3.3)
Knowledge on the importance of regular CWC attendance
Regular CWC attendance is important for growth monitoring	Yes	Yes	184 (86.4)
		No	29 (13.6)
Regular CWC attendance is important for the correction of growth falter in a child	Yes	Yes	75 (35.2)
		No	138 (64.8)
Regular CWC attendance is important for monitoring child health	Yes	Yes	129 (60.6)
		No	84 (39.4)
Regular CWC is important to determine if a child is sick	No	Yes	91 (42.7)
		No	122 (57.3)
Regular CWC attendance is important for prevention of diseases	Yes	Yes	123 (57.7)
		No	90 (42.3)
Regular CWC important	Important	Important	213 (100)
		Not important	0 (0)
Knowledge on the importance and reasons for CWC continuation after the completion of the immunization schedule
CWC is important after immunization schedules are completed	Important	Important	205 (96.2)
		Not important	5 (2.4)
		Do not know	3 (1.4)
Child growth monitoring as a reason for CWC continuation		Yes	182 (85.5)
	Yes	No	31 (14.5)
Seeking of health and nutritional advice as a reason for CWC continuation	Yes	Yes	93 (43.7)
		No	120 (56.3)
Complying with the government’s policy as a reason for CWC continuation	No	Yes	74 (34.7)
		No	139 (65.3)
Complying with health workers’ directive as a reason for CWC continuation	No	Yes	90 (42.3)
		No	123 (57.7)
Knowledge on the uses and importance of the growth chart
The growth chart is used to monitor a child’s growth	Yes	Yes	171 (80.3)
		No	42 (19.7)
The growth chart indicates how a child is growing	Yes	Yes	146 (68.5)
		No	67 (31.5)
The growth chart indicates the direction a child should grow in	No	Yes	99 (46.5)
		No	114 (53.5)
The growth chart is for the education of mothers on growth monitoring	No	Yes	58 (27.2)
		No	155 (72.8)
The growth monitoring chart is to help caregivers care for the child	No	Yes	127 (59.6)
		No	86 (40.4)
Overall knowledge level of participants
Good knowledge			208 (97.7)
Poor knowledge			5 (2.3)