Newborn Care Practices among Mother-Infant Dyads in Urban Uganda

Table 1

Characteristics of 338 mothers in Kampala District, Uganda, 2012.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Attended antenatal care
Yes	336	99.4
No	2	0.6
Number of ANC attendances
<4 times	172	51
≥4 times	166	49
Marital status
Never married	40	11.8
Divorced	11	3.3
Married	287	84.9
Parity
Prime	88	26.0
2-3	164	48.5
≥4	86	25.5
Maternal education
None	14	4.2
Primary	124	36.7
Secondary	160	47.3
Tertiary	40	11.8
Received paternal financial support
Yes	306	90.8
No	32	9.5
Place of delivery
Hospital	209	61.8
Health centre	70	20.7
Clinic/maternity	38	11.3
Home	21	6.2
Duration of rupture of membranes
Less than 18 hours	304	89.9
More than 18 hours	34	10.1