Research Article
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 (
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| 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 1st 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 |
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