Mother’s demographic characteristics before and after EENC implementation
| Demographic characteristics | Pre-EENC (n=320) | Post-EENC (n=204) | P value |
| Mother’s age (mean ± SD) | 26.6±5.3 | 26.7±5.7 | 0.510 |
| Mother’s ethnicity, n (%) | 0.052 | ||
| Han | 168 (52.5) | 78 (38.4) | |
| Hui | 53 (16.6) | 41 (20.2) | |
| Other | 99 (31.0) | 84 (41.4) | |
| Mother’s education level, n (%) | 0.183 | ||
| Elementary school or lower | 69 (21.7) | 51 (25.1) | |
| Junior high school | 137 (43.1) | 87 (42.9) | |
| Senior high school | 58 (18.2) | 20 (9.9) | |
| University or higher | 54 (17.0) | 45 (22.2) | |
EENC, early essential newborn care.