Newborn Care Practices among Mother-Infant Dyads in Urban Uganda

Table 2

The newborn care practices of 338 mother-infant dyads in Kampala District, Uganda, 2012.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Applied substance on the cord
No	141	41.7
Yes	197	58.3
Number of times the cord is cleaned per day
None	22	6.5
Once	13	3.8
≥2 times	303	89.6
Washing of hands before cleaning the cord
No	51	15.1
Yes	287	84.9
Taught cord care
No	103	30.5
Yes	235	69.5
Bathed baby within 24 hours
No	201	59.5
Yes	137	40.5
Knew skin to skin/kangaroo mother care
No	261	77.2
Yes	77	22.8
Washing of hands prior to handling the baby
No	56	16.6
Yes	280	83.4
Number of times the baby is cleaned in a day
Less than twice	33	9.8
Two or more times	305	90.2
Bathe baby with herbal medicine
No	113	34.4
Yes	205	60.7
Exclusive breastfeeding
No	23	6.8
Yes	315	93.2
Initiation of breastfeeding
Less than 1 hour	205	60.7
More than 1 hour	133	39.3
Use of prelacteal feeds
No	238	70.4
Yes	100	29.6
Immunisation
No	79	23.4
Yes	259	76.6