Table 3 Feeding, home environment, beliefs, care practices, & barriers to care, N = 979
Feedings during first 3 days | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Exclusively breastfed | 279 | 28 |
Breast and formula | 671 | 69 |
Exclusively formula fed | 26 | 3 |
Breast milk and rice water | 2 | <1 |
Breast milk and sugar water | 1 | <1 |
Feedings after 7 days | ||
Exclusively breast milk | 751 | 77 |
Both breast milk & formula | 223 | 23 |
Exclusively Formula Fed | 5 | <1 |
Home environment | n | % |
Used mothballs in the home | 43 | 4 |
Avoided newborn exposure to sunlight | 864 | 88 |
Kept newborn in dark, enclosed room | 750 | 77 |
Beliefs of effects of sunlight | n | % |
Harmful | 320 | 33 |
Beneficial | 267 | 27 |
Neither harmful or beneficial | 17 | 2 |
Don’t know | 375 | 38 |
Traditional newborn care practices | n | % |
Used traditional, herbal, or over-the counter medication during 1st week | 164 | 17 |
Used herbs to treat jaundice | 30 | 3 |
Scraped off white oral papules “lanh” to treat jaundice | 1 | 0.1 |
Perceived barriers to care | n | % |
Cost | 171 | 17 |
Distance to care | 77 | 8 |
Bad weather | 76 | 8 |
Poor perception of health care providers | 69 | 7 |
Baby too small/young to take outside | 50 | 5 |
Lack of transportation | 46 | 5 |