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ArticleBMJ open2022

Prevalence and predictors of mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact at birth in Papua New Guinea.

Richard Gyan Aboagye, Joshua Okyere, Robert Kokou Dowou, Leticia Akua Adzigbli, Vivian Tackie, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah, Abdul-Aziz Seidu

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Article in BMJ open, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Richard Gyan AboagyeDepartment of Family and Community Health, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana raboagye18@sph.uhas.edu.gh.ORCID 0000-0002-3498-2909
Joshua OkyereDepartment of Population and Health, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-4080-7522
Robert Kokou DowouDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
Leticia Akua AdzigbliDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Fred N. Binka School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
Vivian TackieSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
Bright Opoku AhinkorahUniversity of Technology Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7415-895X
Abdul-Aziz SeiduCentre for Gender and Advocacy, Takoradi Technical University, Takoradi, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0001-9734-9054
University of Health and Allied Sciences · GHTakoradi Technical University · GHUniversity of Cape Coast · GHUniversity of Technology Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study examined the prevalence and predictors of maternal and newborn skin-to-skin contact at birth in Papua New Guinea.

designData for the study was extracted from the 2016-18 Papua New Guinea Demographic and Health Survey. We included 6,044 women with birth history before the survey in the analysis. Percentages were used to summarise the prevalence of maternal and newborn skin-to-skin contact. A multivariable multilevel binary logistic regression was adopted to examine the predictors of maternal and newborn skin-to-skin contact. The results were presented using adjusted ORs (aORs), with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Statistical significance was set at p<0.05.

settingThe study was conducted in Papua New Guinea. PARTICIPANT: Mothers with children under 5 years. OUTCOME MEASURES: Mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact.

resultsThe prevalence of mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact was 45.2% (95% CI=42.4 to 48.0). The odds of mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact was higher among women with primary education (aOR=1.38; 95% CI=1.03 to 1.83), women with four or more antenatal care attendance (aOR=1.27; 95% CI=1.01 to 1.61), those who delivered at the health facility (aOR=1.27; 95% CI=1.01 to 1.61), and women from communities with high socioeconomic status (aOR=1.45; 95% CI=1.11 to 1.90).

conclusionThe study has demonstrated that the prevalence of mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact in Papua New Guinea is low. Factors shown to be associated with mother and newborn skin-to-skin contact were maternal level of education, antenatal care attendance, health facility delivery, and community socioeconomic status. A concerted effort should be placed in improving maternal health service utilisation such as antenatal care attendance and skilled birth delivery, which subsequently lead to the practice of skin-to-skin contact. Also, women should be empowered through education as it has positive impact on their socioeconomic status and health service utilisation.

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Delivery, ObstetricMothersChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornPapua New GuineaParturitionPregnancyPrenatal CarePrevalencecommunity child healthepidemiologypublic health

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