Research Article

Newborn Care Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers of One-Month-Old Infants in Southwest Ethiopia

Table 2

Health care service utilization and obstetrics information of mothers with babies of one-month-old in Hossana town, southwest Ethiopia, 2018 ().

Variables ()Frequency ()Percent (%)

HEW home visit
 Yes30371.8
 No11928.2
Health education
 Yes36987.4
 No5312.6
Keeping immediately dry and wrapping
 Yes34782.2
 No7517.8
BF immediately within an hour
 Yes40295.3
 No204.7
HEW advice on danger signs
 Yes38390.8
 No399.2
HEW advice on immunization
 Yes37388.4
 No4911.6
HEW advice on LBW care
 Yes36185.5
 No6114.5
History of neonatal death
 Yes7116.8
 No35183.2
ANC follow-up
 Yes41197.4
 No112.6
Place of current ANC visit
 Governmental health facility37689.1
 Private health facility4610.9
Place of current delivery
 Home174.0
 Health facility40596.0

HEW = health extension workers; LBW = low birth weight; ANC = antenatal care.