Poor newborn care practices - a population based survey in eastern Uganda

Table 2 Level of selected care practices during delivery and neonatal period

Characteristics	Total	%
Time labour began n = 356
Day	146	42
Night	205	58
Time of delivery n = 391
Day	195	50
Night	196	50
Health facility delivery n = 393
Yes	181	46
No	212	54
Surface of delivery n = 392
Clean	258	66
Dirty	134	34
Instrument used to cut the cord n = 391
Clean	333	85
Not clean	58	15
Material used to tie the cord n = 391
Clean	387	99
Not clean	4	14
Type of instrument used to cut the cord n = 391
Un used new razor blade	223	57
Used razor blade	41	10
Scissors	110	28
Other/Don't know	17	5.0
What was used to tie the cord n = 391
Cloth strip	39	10.0
Clean thread	338	86.4
Rubber band	3	0.1
Other/Don't know	11	2.8
What was put on the cord n = 389
Nothing	198	51
Medical drugs	11	3.0
Powder	87	22.2
Ash	3	0.8
Salty water	43	11
Other	47	12
How long after birth baby was breastfed n = 392
Immediately	199	51
Less than 6 hours	159	41
6 - 24 hours	24	6.0
>24 hours	10	2.0
If at all, bottle fed in neonatal period n = 391
Yes	42	11
No	349	89
How long after birth was baby first bathed n = 244
Less than 1 hour	13	5
2- 6 hours	125	51
7 - 12 hours	63	26
13 - 24 hours	34	14
>24 hours	9	4
Safe cord care n = 387
Yes	149	39
No	238	61
Good neonatal feeding n = 378
Yes	216	57
No	162	43
Optimal thermal care n = 398
Yes	166	42
No	226	58

ISSN: 1471-2393