TYPE OF VARIABLE	CUT-OFF POINTS	INDICATOR
DEPENDENT VARIABLE
Acceptability of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)	Accepted	Mothers who will accept to practice KMC continuously or for at least not less than 15 - 20 hours a day. A score of 10 - 14 indicates the mother has accepted to practice KMC.
Acceptability of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC)	Not accepted	Mothers who will not accept to practice KMC continuously or stay with the baby for at least less than 15 hours a day. A score of 9 and below indicates the mother refused to accepted to practice KMC.
INDEPENDENT VARIABLES
Knowledge on KMC	High	Mothers who will score 28 - 32 on knowledge about KMC.
Knowledge on KMC	Low	Mothers who will score 27 and below on knowledge about KMC.
Attitude	Positive	When respondent gets 5 or more on the Likert scale.
Attitude	Negative	When respondent gets less than 4 on the Likert scale.
Maternal Perception	Positive	Respondent scores 5 and more if her perception is positive.
Maternal Perception	Negative	Respondent scores 4 and below if her perception is negative.