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Table 2 Rate of “don’t know” responses by question, during initial and follow-up interview, by site of delivery

From: Reliability of maternal recall of delivery and immediate newborn care indicators in Sarlahi, Nepal

 

Facility Births

Home Births

Initial

Follow-up

Initial

Follow-up

n

% DK

n

% DK

n

% DK

n

% DK

Clean Birth Kit - Any Item Used

691

2.6

693

3.8

808

0

808

0.4

Clean Birth Kit - Sheet Used

691

2.9

693

7.5

808

0.1

808

1.5

Clean Birth Kit - Soap Used

691

7.2

693

8.1

808

0.7

808

2.4

Any injection given during delivery

693

0

683

0

808

0

808

0.2

Type of injection given

1535

90.0

1016

86.2

1220

89.2

896

87.8

Newborn wrapped before placenta delivered

693

2.3

693

13.3

808

0.1

808

7.8

Newborn washed before placenta delivered

693

2.2

693

20.5

808

0

808

9.2

Newborn wiped with cloth before placenta delivered

693

3.3

693

19.6

808

0

808

12.5

Newborn placed on mother’s chest or arms before placenta delivered

693

1.7

693

3.3

808

0.1

808

3.5

Cord cut after placenta delivered

693

4.8

693

19.0

808

0.2

808

5.7

Cord cut with new blade

693

10.4

693

28.7

808

0.2

808

1.6

Anything applied to cord stump immediately after delivery

693

5.3

693

15.4

808

0.1

808

2.5

Type of substance applied to cord immediately after delivery

758

0.3

517

1.2

775

0

780

0.1

Breastfeeding initiated in first hour

693

0.1

693

0.1

808

0.1

808

1.0