Harmful newborn cord care practices and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last six months in Chencha town, Southern Ethiopia: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Harmful substance-related infections that cause neonatal deaths on the umbilical stump continue to be a major cause of worry, accounting for a large portion of the yearly mortality toll in developing nations such as Ethiopia. In our study region, there is, however, little data regarding these issues. In Chencha town, Southern Ethiopia, mothers who gave birth in the last six months were the subjects of this study.

Methods

A community-based cross-sectional mixed study design was conducted among mothers who gave birth within the past six months, from April to May 2023. Quantitative data was collected through structured interview questionnaires from 312 randomly selected mothers. The collected data was coded, cleaned, and entered into Epi-info version 7.2.5.0, and ana

SUBMITTER: Seifu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11810915 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature