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Table 2 Newborn care practices among mothers resident in Luuka and Buyende health sub-district

From: Factors associated with adoption of beneficial newborn care practices in rural Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Newborn care practices (Yes)

Health sub-district

 
 

Luuka (N = 797)

Buyende (N = 819)

Total (N = 1,616)

 

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

All Beneficial Newborn Care Practices

75 (9.4)

114 (13.9)

189 (11.7)

Good cord care practice

666 (83.6)

778 (95.0)

1,444 (89.4)

Baby weighed after birth

542 (68.0)

490 (59.8)

1,032 (63.9)

Optimal thermal care

321 (40.3)

316 (38.6)

637 (39.4)

Immunization of newborn

643 (80.7)

676 (82.5)

1,319 (81.6)

Good feeding practice

376 (47.2)

414 (50.6)

790 (48.9)