Examining Moderator Influences on the Effect of Information and Motivation on Infant-Survival Behavioural Skills of Mothers in Selected PHC Facilities.

Abstract:

This research aims to identify the moderating variables such as age, education level, and number of children alive in the association between information and motivation on infant-survival behavioural skills of mothers in selected PHC Facilities. The research was taken from a quasi-experimental design, with one experimental group (n=25) and one control group (n=25) to determine the effect of a peer-led educational intervention on Infant-Survival behavioural skills of Mothers. Results revealed that age (β =-2.36; p<0.05) and number living children significant (β =3.26; p<0.05) have significant moderating effect on motivation while education has a significant moderating effect on knowledge or information (β =-7.51; p<0.05) with association to behavioural skills for EG. In the EG, the correlation coefficient shows a that very strong relationship exit between knowledge, motivation and behavioural skills due to the presence of moderating variables and influence of the interventions. The adjusted R2 of 0.646; p<0.05 connotes 65% changes in behavioural skills was due knowledge and motivation couple with moderation factors.