Table 4 Practice 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 | |||
Hand washing prior to care | ||||
No | 125 (54.1) | 63 (50.0) | 0.36 | 188 (52.7) |
Yes | 106 (45.9) | 63 (50.0) | 169 (47.3) | |
Put on sterile glove | ||||
No | 18 (7.8) | 8 (6.3) | 0.32 | 26 (7.3) |
Yes | 213 (92.2) | 118 (93.7) | 331 (92.7) | |
Wipes eye after head is delivered | ||||
No | 87 (37.7) | 55 (43.7) | 0.05 | 142 (39.8) |
Yes | 144 (62.3) | 71 (56.3) | 215 (60.2) | |
Clean eyes appropriately | ||||
No | 81 (35.1) | 46 (36.5) | 0.59 | 127 (35.6) |
Yes | 150 (64.9) | 80 (63.5) | 230 (64.4) | |
Immediately drying the baby | ||||
No | 40 (17.3) | 17 (13.5) | 0.05 | 57 (16.0) |
Yes | 191 (82.7) | 109 (86.5) | 300 (84.0) | |
Delivery surface sterile | ||||
No | 67 (29.0) | 32 (25.4) | 0.14 | 99 (27.7) |
Yes | 164 (71.0) | 94 (74.6) | 258 (72.3) | |
Remove wet cloth | ||||
No | 51 (22.1) | 23 (18.3) | 0.08 | 74 (20.7) |
Yes | 180 (77.9) | 103 (81.7) | 283 (79.3) | |
Skin to skin contact | ||||
No | 48 (20.8) | 27 (21.4) | 0.78 | 75 (21.0) |
Yes | 183 (79.2) | 99 (78.6) | 282 (79.0) | |
Cover baby’s body and head | ||||
No | 62 (26.8) | 26 (20.6) | 0.01 | 88 (24.6) |
Yes | 169 (73.2) | 100 (79.4) | 269 (75.4) | |
Check if the baby is crying | ||||
No | 70 (30.3) | 37 (29.4) | 0.71 | 107 (30.0) |
Yes | 161 (69.7) | 89 (70.6) | 250 (70.0) | |
Appropriately tie the cord | ||||
No | 22 (9.5) | 7 (5.6) | 0.01 | 29 (8.1) |
Yes | 209 (90.5) | 119 (94.4) | 328 (91.9) | |
Appropriately cut the cord | ||||
No | 31 (13.4) | 17 (13.5) | 0.97 | 48 (13.4) |
Yes | 200 (86.6) | 109 (84.5) | 309 (86.6) | |
Advice the mother about umbilical stump care | ||||
No | 55 (23.8) | 29 (23.0) | 0.74 | 84 (23.5) |
Yes | 176 (76.2) | 97 (77.0) | 273 (76.5) | |
Recorded APGAR score | ||||
No | 58 (25.1) | 36 (28.6) | 0.16 | 94 (26.3) |
Yes | 173 (74.9) | 90 (71.4) | 263 (73.7) | |
Newborn identification | ||||
No | 117 (50.6) | 76 (60.3) | 0.00 | 193 (54.1) |
Yes | 114 (49.4) | 50 (39.7) | 164 (45.9) | |
Help baby breastfeed | ||||
No | 43 (18.6) | 29 (23.0) | 0.05 | 72 (20.2) |
Yes | 188 (81.4) | 97 (77.0) | 285 (79.8) | |
Kept mother and baby together | ||||
No | 49 (21.2) | 18 (14.3) | 0.0 | 67 (18.8) |
Yes | 182 (78.8) | 108 (85.7) | 290 (81.2) | |
Apply TTC | ||||
No | 41 (17.7) | 28 (22.2) | 0.04 | 69 (19.4) |
Yes | 190 (82.3) | 98 (77.8) | 288 (80.6) | |
Weighs the baby | ||||
No | 21 (9.1) | 7 (5.6) | 0.02 | 28 (7.8) |
Yes | 210 (90.9) | 119 (94.4) | 329 (92.3) | |
Advised mother about newborn danger signs | ||||
No | 47 (20.3) | 25 (19.8) | 0.82 | 72 (20.2) |
Yes | 184 (79.7) | 101 (80.2) | 285 (79.8) | |
Vitamin K given | ||||
No | 86 (37.2) | 47 (37.3) | 0.97 | 133 (37.3) |
Yes | 145 (62.8) | 79 (62.7) | 224 (62.7) | |
Immunization | ||||
No | 125 (54.1) | 66 (52.4) | 0.57 | 191 (53.5) |
Yes | 106 (45.9) | 60 (47.6) | 166 (46.5) | |
Recorded the care provided | ||||
No | 65 (28.1) | 41 (32.5) | 0.09 | 106 (39.7) |
Yes | 166 (71.9) | 85 (67.5) | 251 (70.3) | |
Overall practice | ||||
Poor practice | 88 (38.1) | 45 (35.7) | 0.36 | 133 (37.3) |
Good practice | 143 (61.9) | 81 (64.3) | 224 (62.7) | |