ArticlePediatric health, medicine and therapeutics2020
Newborn Care Practices and Associated Factors Among Lactating Mothers at Home in the Rural Districts of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia.
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- Association between pregnancy intention and completion of newborn and infant continuum of care in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
- Knowledge and practice of essential newborn care and associated factors among women in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.Reproductive health · 2022Pooled it
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- Effect of Maternal Pregnancy Intention on Neonatal and Infant Healthcare Across the Continuum of Care in Ethiopia: A National Longitudinal Study Using Propensity Score Methods.Child: care, health and development · 2025Article
- Determinants of essential newborn care practices among mothers. A descriptive cross-sectional study in a peri-urban community, Ghana.Reproductive health · 2025Article
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- Assessing Maternal Adherence to WHO's Essential Newborn Care Practices in Libo Kemekem District: A Community-Based Study.Global pediatric health · 2024Article
- Quality of newborn care and associated factors: An analysis of the 2022 Kenya demographic and health survey.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Exploring knowledge, attitude and practices of essential newborn care among puerperal mothers who gave birth at public health facilities of southwest Ethiopia: a mixed study.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Maternal and child factors associated with late neonatal bathing practices in Nigeria: evidence from a national survey.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Essential newborn care practices and associated factors among home delivered mothers in Guto Gida District, East Wollega zone.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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- The level of Community-Based Essential Newborn Care utilization and associated factors among rural women in Southern Ethiopia, 2020: Based on the updated Community-Based Essential Newborn Care guideline.SAGE open medicine · 2022Article
- Essential newborn care practice and its associated factors in Southwest Ethiopia.Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2021Article
- Assessment of Essential Newborn Care Practices and Associated Factors Among Postpartum Mothers: Insights from Postnatal Mothers in Tembaro District, Southern Ethiopia.Sage open pediatricsArticle
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Abstract
introductionGlobally, approximately three million neonates die in the first month of life. Neonatal mortality is a public problem in low and middle-income counties. Home-based good newborn care practice by lactating mothers is vital to improve newborns' health. In Ethiopia, home-based cultural newborn care practice among lactating mothers is very common, in contrast to standard essential newborn care practice. Thus, this study aimed to assess home-based newborn care practices among lactating mothers and associated factors in rural districts of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia, in 2018.
methodsA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in the rural districts of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia. A single population formula was used to determine the sample size, and 834 lactating mothers were enrolled in the study. Multistage sampling techniques were used to select study participants. Data were collected using a pre-tested interviewer-administered structured questionnaire and analyzed by SPSS version 22 software (IBM Corporation, Armonk, NY, USA). To determine associated factors with good newborn care practice among lactating mothers, the odds ratio with 95% confidence interval was used.
resultsThe level of good newborn care practice among lactating mothers at home was 24.1% with 95% CI: 2.5-9.7. The factors significantly associated were maternal education (adjusted OR=2.6; 95% CI: 1.8-3.9), maternal employment (adjusted OR=2.1; 95% CI: 1.4-3.1), pregnancy intention (adjusted OR=1.7, 95% CI: 1.2-2.2), antenatal care visit (adjusted OR=5.7, 95% CI 3.9-7.9), and birth interval (adjusted OR=1.9, 95% CI: 1.3-2.8).
conclusionThe level of good newborn care practices among lactating mothers at home was found to be low. Thus, advancing women's education and employment in the community, and providing quality prenatal care are suggested to scale up good newborn care practice among lactating mothers at home. Additionally, an observational study might be needed to identify further associated factors.
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