Participants
The population that was sampled in this study was all mothers that gave birth to infants with a birth weight of less than 2500g at Tuanku Jakaar Hospital over a five-month period. This population was highly relevant to the study. The study employed random sampling to choose the respondents1. The study of all births taking place on the same day, with no exceptions, gave a proper representativeness of the population. Random sampling ensured that the respondents were a representative of the population in Malaysia. Taking into account all the races in the diverse Malaysian population, the study avoided a recruitment bias that would have ...
