Newborn Care Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers of One-Month-Old Infants in Southwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Knowledge on newborn care and danger signs of mothers with babies of one-month-old in Hossana town, southwest Ethiopia, 2018 ().

Variables ()	Frequency ()	Percent (%)
Mother care to newborn baby
Yes	406	96.2
No	16	3.8
What substance was applied to the cord
Nothing applied	331	78.4
Butter applied	91	21.6
How long was the cord handled after cutting
With dressing/cover	128	30.3
Without dressing	294	69.7
How long after birth was the baby washed for the 1^st time
Within 24 hours	95	22.5
After 24 hours	327	77.5
How long after birth should the baby be breastfed
Within one hour	372	88.2
After one hour	50	11.8
What should mother feed baby first
Breast milk	368	87.2
Other than breast milk	54	12.8
Newborn danger sign
Yes	367	87.0
No	55	13.0