scholarly journals Determinants of Essential Newborn Care Practice Among Nurses and Midwives Working at Public Health Facilities in Wolayta Zone, Southern Ethiopia: Observational Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aseb Arba ◽  
Zerihun Zana ◽  
Addisu Alemayehu ◽  
Zeleke Aschalew
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Newborn Care Practice ◽  
Nurses And Midwives

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 Differences in essential newborn care at birth between private and public health facilities in eastern Uganda

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 24251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Waiswa ◽  
Joseph Akuze ◽  
Stefan Peterson ◽  
Kate Kerber ◽  
Moses Tetui ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Private And Public ◽  
Eastern Uganda

scholarly journals Quality of essential newborn care and neonatal resuscitation at health facilities in Afghanistan: a cross-sectional assessment

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. e030496
Author(s):  
Faridullah Atiqzai ◽  
Partamin Manalai ◽  
Sher Shah Amin ◽  
Karen M Edmond ◽  
Malalai Naziri ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Neonatal Resuscitation ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Skin Contact

ObjectiveTo assess readiness and quality of essential newborn care and neonatal resuscitation practices in public health facilities in Afghanistan.DesignCross-sectional assessment.Setting226 public health facilities in Afghanistan, including 77 public health facilities with at least five births per day (high-volume facilities) and 149 of 1736 public health facilities with fewer than five births per day (low-volume facilities).ParticipantsManagers of 226 public health facilities, 734 skilled birth attendants (SBAs) working at these facilities, and 643 women and their newborns observed during childbirth at 77 high-volume health facilities.Outcome measuresAvailability of knowledgeable SBAs, availability of supplies and compliance with global guidelines for essential newborn care and neonatal resuscitation practices.ResultsAt high-volume facilities, 569/636 (87.9%) of babies were dried immediately after birth, 313/636 (49.2%) were placed in skin-to-skin contact with their mother and 581/636 (89.7%) had their umbilical cord cut with a sterile blade or scissors. A total of 87 newborn resuscitation attempts were observed. Twenty-four of the 87 (27.5%) began to breath or cry after simply clearing the airway or on stimulation. In the remaining 63 (72.5%) cases, a healthcare worker began resuscitation with a bag and mask; however, only 54 (62%) used a correct size of mask and three babies died as their resuscitation with bag and mask was unsuccessful.ConclusionsThe study indicates room for improvement of the quality of neonatal resuscitation practices at public health facilities in Afghanistan, requiring only strengthening of the current best practices in newborn care. Certain basic and effective aspects of essential newborn care that can be improved on with little additional resources were also missing, such as skin-to-skin contact of the babies with their mother. Improvement of compliance with the standard newborn care practices must be ensured to reduce preventable newborn mortality and morbidity in Afghanistan.

scholarly journals Knowledge and practice of immediate newborn care among midwives and nurses in public health facilities of Afar regional state, Northeast Ethiopia

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hawa Abdu ◽  
Measho Gebrselassie ◽  
Mohammed Abdu ◽  
Kusse Urmale Mare ◽  
Woldemichael Tadesse ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Health Centers ◽  
Public Health Facilities ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Immediate Newborn Care ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Nurses And Midwives

Abstract Background The care given to newborns immediately within the first few hours of birth is critical for their survival. However, their survival depends on the health professional’s knowledge and skills to deliver appropriate newborn care interventions. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of immediate newborn care among nurses and midwives in public health facilities of Afar Regional State, Northeast Ethiopia. Methods Institution based cross-sectional study design was employed on 357 nurses and midwives working in 48 public health facilities (45 health centers and 3 hospitals) during April 2018. Data were collected using interviewer-administered questionnaire and observation checklist. Then, data were entered into Epi-info version 7.0 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analyses were carried out to estimate odds ratio with 95% confidence interval. A p-value less than 0.05 was used to declare statistical significance. Results Overall, 53.8% [95% CI: (48.6, 59.0%)] and 62.7% [(95% CI: (57.7, 67.8%))] of the health professionals (midwives and nurses) had adequate knowledge and good practice on immediate newborn care, respectively. Working in hospital [AOR: 4.62; 95% CI (1.76, 12.10)], being a female [AOR: 0.59; 95% CI (0.39, 0.98)] and interested in providing newborn care [AOR: 0.29; 95% CI (0.13, 0.68)] were positively associated with having adequate knowledge on immediate newborn care. On the other hand, having work experience of < 5 years [AOR: 0.33; 95% CI (0.14, 0.78)], inadequate knowledge [AOR: 0.39; 95% CI (0.25, 0.64)], having work load [AOR: 2.09; 95% CI (1.17, 3.73)], being not interested to provide immediate newborn care [AOR: 0.35; 95% CI (0.16, 0.74)] and working in health center [AOR: 8.56; 95% CI (2.39, 30.63)] were negatively associated with good immediate newborn care practices. Conclusions A significant number of nurses and midwives had inadequate knowledge and poor practice on immediate newborn care. Therefore, providing a comprehensive newborn care training and creating an opportunity for nurses and midwives working at health centers to share experience from those hired in hospitals are very crucial to improve their knowledge and skills on newborn care.

scholarly journals Essential newborn care practice and its predictors among mother who delivered within the past six months in Chencha District, Southern Ethiopia, 2017

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. e0208984 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abera Mersha ◽  
Nega Assefa ◽  
Kedir Teji ◽  
Shitaye Shibiru ◽  
Rasha Darghawth ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Newborn Care ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
The Past ◽  
Newborn Care Practice

scholarly journals Community Based Essential Newborn Care Practices and Associated Factors among Women Who Gave Birth at Home in Last 12 Months in Amaro Woreda, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 2333794X2110161
Author(s):  
Mamush Agonafir ◽  
Mulugeta Shegaze Shimbre ◽  
Sultan Hussen ◽  
Gebremaryam Temesgen ◽  
Belay Boday ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Newborn Care Practice ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
At Home

Community based newborn care is a means of bringing life-saving care to mothers and newborns at the community level. However, the practice is challenging within the Ethiopian health system. The aim of this study was to assess prevalence of community based newborn care practices and associated factors among women who gave birth at home in Amaro Woreda, southern Ethiopia, 2019. Across-sectional study design and simple random sampling technique was employed to select study participants. Data was collected through face-to-face interview; EpiData version 3.1 and SPSS version 20 software were used for analysis. Bi-variable and multivariable logistic regression was employed to analyze the associated factors. In this study 29% practiced community based essential newborn care. Educational status of father (AOR = 2.28; 95% CI: 1.07-4.84), last delivery assisted by relative (AOR = 3.58; 95% CI: 1.66-7.73), having awareness about community based newborn care (AOR = 3.49; 95% CI: 2.11-5.77), awareness about newborn danger sign (AOR = 2.18; 95% CI: 1.29-3.68) were some of identified factors associated with community based newborn care practice. In conclusion, community based newborn care practice was low. Therefore, promotion of information at community level, women empowerment, and strengthening health extension program were recommending.

scholarly journals Essential newborn care practice and its associated factors in Southwest Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haimanot Abebe ◽  
Daniel Adane ◽  
Solomon Shitu
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Framework Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Southwest Ethiopia ◽  
The Past ◽  
Newborn Care Practice ◽  
Pregnant Mothers

Abstract Background Essential newborn care is a wide-ranging strategy intended to improve the health of newborns by implementing appropriate interventions. Approximately in 2018, an estimated 2.5 million children died in their first month of life, which is approximately 7000, newborns every day, with about a third of all neonatal deaths occurring within the first day after birth. Even though the most cause of death is preventable the burden of neonatal death is a still high in developing countries including Ethiopia. Therefore this study is aimed to assess the level of essential newborn care practice among mothers who gave birth within the past six months in Gurage Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among mothers who gave birth within the past six months in Gurage Zone, Southwest Ethiopia. For the quantitative part, 624 study participants were involved by using a multi-stage sampling method. A systematic random sampling technique was to reach the study subjects. Data entry was carried out by Epi data version 4.0.0 and analysis was done by SPSS window version 24. Binary and multivariate logistic regressions were used to identify associated factors. For the qualitative part, three focus group discussions (FGD) with purposively selected 30 mothers were involved. The data were analyzed deductively by using the thematic framework analysis approach by using Open code version 4.02. Result Overall good essential newborn care practice was found to be 41.0% [95%CI, 36.6–44.7]. Being urban residence [AOR 1.70, 95%CI: 1.03–2.79], attending antenatal care visit [AOR = 3.53, 95%CI: 2.14–5.83], attending pregnant mothers meeting [AOR = 1.86, 95%CI: 1.21–2.86], had immediate postnatal care [AOR = 3.92, 95% CI: 2.65–5.78], and having good knowledge about ENC [AOR = 2.13, 95% CI: 1.47–3.10] were significantly associated with good essential newborn care practice. Conclusion This study indicated that the magnitude of essential newborn care practice was low. Thus, a primary health care provider should regularly provide ENC for newborns and take opportunities to counsel the mothers about ENC during pregnant mothers meeting and MCH services sessions.

scholarly journals The effects of ANC follow up on essential newborn care practices in east Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erkihun Tadesse Amsalu ◽  
Bereket Kefale ◽  
Amare Muche ◽  
Zinabu Fentaw ◽  
Reta Dewau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
East Africa ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Newborn Care ◽  
Cochrane Library ◽  
Care Practice ◽  
Essential Newborn Care ◽  
Newborn Care Practice

AbstractIn the situation of high maternal morbidity and mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa, less than 80% of pregnant women receive antenatal care services. To date, the overall effect of antenatal care (ANC) follow up on essential newborn practice have not been estimated in East Africa. Therefore, this study aims to identify the effect of ANC follow up on essential newborn care practice in East Africa. We reported this review according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA). We searched articles using PubMed, Cochrane library, African journal online (AJOL), and HINARI electronic databases as well as Google/Google scholar search engines. Heterogeneity and publication bias between studies were assessed using I2 test statistics and Egger’s significance test. Forest plots were used to present the findings. In this review, 27 studies containing 34,440 study participants were included. The pooled estimate of essential newborn care practice was 38% (95% CI 30.10–45.89) in the study area. Women who had one or more antenatal care follow up were about 3.71 times more likely practiced essential newborn care compared to women who had no ANC follow up [OR 3.71, 95% CI 2.35, 5.88]. Similarly, women who had four or more ANC follow up were 2.11 times more likely practiced essential newborn care compared to women who had less than four ANC follow up (OR 2.11, 95% CI 1.33, 3.35). Our study showed that the practice of ENBC was low in East Africa. Accordingly, those women who had more antenatal follow up were more likely practiced Essential newborn care. Thus, to improve the practice of essential newborn care more emphasis should be given on increasing antenatal care follow up of pregnant women in East Africa.

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