Essential newborn care practice and associated factors among health care providers in Northeast Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, 2.7 million children die during the neonatal period annually. Ethiopia is one of the ten countries with the highest number of neonatal deaths. The practice of poor essential newborn care contributes to the problem. Hence the study was conducted to assess the essential newborn care practice and associated factors among health care providers from selected health facilities in Northeast Ethiopia.

Methods

Facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among health care providers working in selected health facilities in Northeast Ethiopia from February-25 to March-25, 2019. Data were collected by a pre-tested questionnaire and an observational checklist. Then data were edited into Epi-data-7.2.0.1 and analyzed by using SPSS-25 software. The degree of asso

SUBMITTER: Ashenef G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8167947 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature