Table 3 Mothers practice of essential new born care at home in Gulomekada District Eastern Tigray Ethiopia May, 2014
Variable | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Cord cutting instrument for your last baby (n = 296) | ||
New blade | 280 | 94.6 |
do not know | 16 | 5.4 |
Boiled cord cutting instrument for your last baby (n = 296) | ||
yes | 253 | 85.5 |
no | 15 | 5.1 |
do not know | 28 | 9.5 |
Cord tying instrument for your last baby (n = 296) | ||
new cord tie | 237 | 80.1 |
boiled cord tie | 52 | 17.6 |
un boiled cord tie | 7 | 2.3 |
The material applied to the cord stump (n = 176) | ||
oil or butter | 176 | 100 |
The status f the towel used for wrapping the baby (n = 293) | ||
clean and dry | 262 | 89.4 |
new towel | 18 | 6.1 |
13 | 4.4 | |
Baby placed on before placenta out (n = 296) | ||
Ground | 39 | 13.2 |
mother’s abdomen | 181 | 61.1 |
with other person | 70 | 23.6 |
do not know | 6 | 2.0 |