scholarly journals Knowledge of postnatal mothers on essential newborn care practices at the Kenyatta National Hospital: a cross sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucia Amolo ◽  
Grace Irimu ◽  
Daniel Njai
Keyword(s):  
Newborn Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
National Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Kenyatta National Hospital ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Care Practices

scholarly journals Knowledge of newborn care practices among caregivers attending immunization clinic at a tertiary care centre of Lucknow: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 2914
Author(s):  
Sujata Singh ◽  
Kriti Yadav ◽  
Ranjana Choudhary
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Centre ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Care Practices

Background: Essential newborn care (ENC) provides for an opportunity to assess the infant’s growth and development and counsel mothers regarding proper newborn care. Acquainting the caregivers with knowledge pertaining to dangers signs, hygienic practices, feeding, weaning, health and nutrition including growth and behaviour of children, might affect the rearing of their children. Therefore the present study aims to study the knowledge of caregivers in relation to newborn care.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among the caregivers attending the immunization clinic in a tertiary care centre (King George's Medical University) in Lucknow between January- March, 2016. A pretested and structured interview questionnaire was used to collect data and analysis was done using SPSS ver 16.0.Results: In Majority (75%) of the caregivers the knowledge regarding ENC was found to be average. Only 4% of the caregivers had good knowledge of ENC. Among the variables the association of knowledge of ENC and age of the caregiver< 30 years, general caste, level of education of the caregiver of high School and above, middle socioeconomic status, female sex of the newborn, birth order of 2 or more, >4 ANC visits and new born care not discussed in the VHND being conducted in the area were found to be statistically significantly.Conclusions: On the whole, the results of our study indicated that most of the caregivers were having unsatisfactory knowledge of child care practices. The present scenario can be improved through enhancing information education and counselling activities, training of health workers and mothers focusing on newborn health care practices.

scholarly journals Cross sectional study on newborn care practices in a rural area

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1000
Author(s):  
Chandra Mani ◽  
Prabhat Kumar Lal ◽  
Laxman Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Rural Area ◽  
Rural Community ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Community Based Interventions ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Practices

Background: NMR contributes to two-third of infant mortality and proper newborn care is essential for achieving the target of reduction in IMR. The present study was conducted to find the newborn care practices in a rural community and to explore the associated factors.Methods: The present community based cross sectional study was conducted upon children born in the study area within past three months. Mothers were interviewed using pretested proforma.Results: It was seen that 87.3% children were cared by their mothers, rooming-in was universal, 82.1% children were kept warm, early bathing was avoided by 45.8% mothers, 96.2% of children were given vaccine at birth and umbilical stump hygiene was maintained in 61.3% cases.Conclusions: The newborn care practices are far from ideal. Community based interventions can be helpful to improve the same. 

scholarly journals Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Aseb Arba ◽  
Zerihun Zana
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Delivery Unit ◽  
Nurses And Midwives

Background. Knowledge of essential newborn care and proper practice is important for the survival, growth, and development of a newborn. In spite of its essentiality, most health-care professionals do not know and follow the World Health Organization recommendation. Therefore, this study is aimed at assessing knowledge of essential newborn care and associated factors among nurses and midwives working in maternal health case team at public health facilities of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. Institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from March to April 2019. Data were collected by using pretested questionnaire, and 36 public health facilities were selected after stratifying them based on their level of service and number of nurses and midwives working in maternal health-care team. All 218 nurses and midwives who were working in the delivery unit from selected facilities were included in the study. The collected data were entered into Epi data 3.02 and exported to statistical software for social sciences version 22 for analysis. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were done. Statistical significance of variables was declared as a p value<0.05, and strength of association was adjusted odds ratio at 95% confidence interval in the final model. Result. A total of 218 nurses and midwives were participated in the study. Among them, 57.9% of participants had good knowledge of essential newborn care. The type of profession (AOR=5.79, [2.47, 13.58]), educational level (AOR=3.26, [1.42, 7.52]), interest to work in delivery room (AOR=4.85, [1.89, 12.42]), and presence of guidelines (AOR=2.29, [1.18, 4.45]) were the factors significantly associated with having knowledge of essential newborn care. Conclusion and Recommendation. The nurses and midwives had poor knowledge of some components of essential newborn care in the study area. Bachelor level of study, interest to work in delivery room, and being a midwife were the factors independently associated with knowledge of essential newborn care among nurses and midwives. Therefore, the head of labor ward and institution, zonal and woreda health units, and nongovernmental organizations who are working on maternal and child health should work on providing continuous education, providing incentives and motivators to improve interest to work in delivery unit, and providing guidelines in the unit.

scholarly journals Traditional beliefs and practices in newborn care among mothers in a tertiary care centre in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (6) ◽  
pp. 2600
Author(s):  
Akhil Bangari ◽  
Sunil Kumar Thapliyal ◽  
Ruchi Ruchi ◽  
Bindu Aggarwal ◽  
Utkarsh Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Beliefs ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Care Centre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Beliefs And Practices ◽  
Postnatal Mothers ◽  
Dietary Regime ◽  
Care Practices

Background: Neonatal care practices are different in different communities. Before any intervention planned to reduce mortality and mortality in community, understanding of local belief and practices is necessary. Some of the harmful practices need to be abandoned and good or harmless practices need to be appreciated. This study was conducted to understand the cultural beliefs and practices in newborn care among residents of Uttarakhand.Methods: This was descriptive, cross-sectional study carried out among 300 postnatal mothers admitted to the hospital. The data was collected using self-administered questionnaires. Statistical analyses of the data was done using SSPS version 22.0.Results: 4% of the mothers believed colostrum to be unsuitable for the newborn. 71% mothers were practicing daily baby massage. 71.3% believed that hot and cold foods can harm their baby’s health. 57.3% practiced application of Kajal on baby’s face. 74.7% of mothers would keep Knife under pillow and 16.7% match box under baby’s cloth. 5.3% mother believed in practice of branding. 81% of mothers accept to practice of pouring oil in baby’s ear. 22.3% mothers believed in isolating mother baby together for 30-40 days.Conclusions: Certain practices are still prevalent like Branding, discarding colostrum, Kajal application, pouring oil in baby’s ear and very restricted dietary regime of mothers. These practices need to be stopped by educating mothers and relatives in postnatal wards.

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