Table 2 Knowledge of Nurses and Midwives on immediate newborn care and independent sample t test in Afar Regional State, Northeastern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Professional category n (%) | t-test p-value | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Midwife | Nurse | |||
Deliver baby on to mother’s abdomen | ||||
Yes | 138 (59.7) | 79 (62.7) | 0.26 | 217 (60.8) |
No | 93 (40.3) | 47 (37.3) | 140 (39.2) | |
Dry baby | ||||
Yes | 111 (48.1) | 60 (47.6) | 0.87 | 171 (47.9) |
No | 120 (51.9) | 66 (52.4) | 186 (52.1) | |
Assess breathing | ||||
Yes | 122 (52.8) | 68 (54.0) | 0.66 | 190 (53.2) |
No | 109 (47.2) | 58 (46.0) | 167 (46.8) | |
Cord care | ||||
Yes | 141 (61.0) | 70 (55.6) | 0.08 | 211 (59.1) |
No | 90 (39.0) | 56 (44.4) | 146 (40.9) | |
Initiate breastfeeding within one hour | ||||
Yes | 114 (49.4) | 55 (43.7) | 0.05 | 169 (47.3) |
No | 117 (50.6) | 71 (56.3) | 188 (52.7) | |
Skin to skin contact | ||||
Yes | 105 (45.5) | 51 (40.5) | 0.05 | 156 (43.7) |
No | 126 (54.5) | 75 (59.5) | 201 (56.3) | |
Eye care | ||||
Yes | 144 (62.3) | 80 (63.5) | 0.66 | 224 (62.7) |
No | 87 (37.7) | 46 (36.5) | 133 (37.3) | |
Vitamin k injection | ||||
Yes | 145 (62.8) | 72 (57.1) | 0.06 | 217 (60.8) |
No | 86 (37.2) | 54 (42.9) | 140 (39.2) | |
Weighing baby | ||||
Yes | 127 (55.0) | 69 (54.8) | 0.94 | 196 (54.9) |
No | 104 (45.0) | 57 (45.2) | 161 (45.1) | |
Immunization | ||||
Yes | 154 (66.7) | 74 (58.7) | 0.01 | 228 (63.9) |
No | 77 (33.3) | 52 (41.3) | 129 (36.1) | |
Over all knowledge | ||||
Adequate | 128 (55.4) | 64 (50.8) | 0.24 | 192 (53.8) |
Inadequate | 103 (44.6) | 62 (49.2) | 165 (46.2) | |