From: Poor newborn care practices - a population based survey in eastern Uganda
Characteristics | Total | % |
---|---|---|
Time labour began n = 356 | Â | Â |
   Day | 146 | 42 |
   Night | 205 | 58 |
Time of delivery n = 391 | Â | Â |
   Day | 195 | 50 |
   Night | 196 | 50 |
Health facility delivery n = 393 | Â | Â |
   Yes | 181 | 46 |
   No | 212 | 54 |
Surface of delivery n = 392 | Â | Â |
   Clean | 258 | 66 |
   Dirty | 134 | 34 |
Instrument used to cut the cord n = 391 | Â | Â |
   Clean | 333 | 85 |
   Not clean | 58 | 15 |
Material used to tie the cord n = 391 | Â | Â |
   Clean | 387 | 99 |
   Not clean | 4 | 14 |
Type of instrument used to cut the cord n = 391 | Â | Â |
   Un used new razor blade | 223 | 57 |
   Used razor blade | 41 | 10 |
   Scissors | 110 | 28 |
   Other/Don't know | 17 | 5.0 |
What was used to tie the cord n = 391 | Â | Â |
   Cloth strip | 39 | 10.0 |
   Clean thread | 338 | 86.4 |
   Rubber band | 3 | 0.1 |
   Other/Don't know | 11 | 2.8 |
What was put on the cord n = 389 | Â | Â |
   Nothing | 198 | 51 |
   Medical drugs | 11 | 3.0 |
   Powder | 87 | 22.2 |
   Ash | 3 | 0.8 |
   Salty water | 43 | 11 |
   Other | 47 | 12 |
How long after birth baby was breastfed n = 392 | Â | Â |
   Immediately | 199 | 51 |
   Less than 6 hours | 159 | 41 |
   6 - 24 hours | 24 | 6.0 |
   >24 hours | 10 | 2.0 |
If at all, bottle fed in neonatal period n = 391 | Â | Â |
   Yes | 42 | 11 |
   No | 349 | 89 |
How long after birth was baby first bathed n = 244 | Â | Â |
   Less than 1 hour | 13 | 5 |
   2- 6 hours | 125 | 51 |
   7 - 12 hours | 63 | 26 |
   13 - 24 hours | 34 | 14 |
   >24 hours | 9 | 4 |
Safe cord care n = 387 | Â | Â |
   Yes | 149 | 39 |
   No | 238 | 61 |
Good neonatal feeding n = 378 | Â | Â |
   Yes | 216 | 57 |
   No | 162 | 43 |
Optimal thermal care n = 398 | Â | Â |
   Yes | 166 | 42 |
   No | 226 | 58 |