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 (β =3.26; p<0.05) have a 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 that a very strong relationship exists 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 to knowledge and motivation coupled with moderation factors.