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Knowledge and practice of umbilical cord care among young mothers of neonates in Tabora region: Analytical cross-sectional study.
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- Prevalence and factors associated with poor umbilical cord care among postpartum mothers in South Western Uganda: a cross sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2025Article
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- Harmful Traditional Practices of Umbilical Cord in Edaga Hamus Community, Asmara, Eritrea.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2024Article
- Harmful newborn cord care practices and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last six months in Chencha town, Southern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2024Article
- Postnatal cord care practices and associated factors in Arba Minch town, southern Ethiopia.PloS one · 2024Article
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Abstract
Knowledge of cord care influences the choice of cord care practices and has a great impact on neonate health. Poor cord care can lead to infection of the umbilical cord and thus have a bearing on the subsequent growth trajectory of the newborn. A health facility-based analytical cross-sectional study was carried out from January-March 2021 among 315 randomly selected young mothers aged 15 to 25 years with neonates aged between 7 and 28 days. An interviewer-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data, and a chi-square test and a binary logistic regression model were used during data analysis. The level of significance was set at 5%. More than half of young mothers 196 (62.2%) had adequate knowledge of cord care, although practice of umbilical cord care was exceptionally poor, as only 21% of them had good cord care practice. Predictors of low knowledge were living in rural areas (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.54, P = .012), having no formal education (AOR = 15.4, P = .038), and delivering at home (AOR = 0.21. P = .001). While the predictors of poor umbilical cord care practices were having no formal education (AOR = 12.15, P = .001), having primary education (AOR = 7.8, P = .003), being a peasant (AOR = 6.6, P = .001), business woman (AOR = 3.6, P = .035), housewife (AOR = 4.2, P = .014) and prime para (AOR = 0.49, P = .004). Living in urban areas, having a higher education level, and having delivered in a health facility were important factors in having knowledge on cord care, while having a higher education level, being employed, and being a multipara were important factors in maintaining cord in a healthy state.
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