Table 5 Knowledge of health care providers about Care of a low birth weight baby in public health facilities at Eastern zone, Tigray regional state, Ethiopia, 2016
Variable | Â | Freq. (N) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Way to stabilizing the temperature of a newborn baby | Bathing the baby in water of appropriate temperature | 6 | 2.80 |
By putting on clothes and cover head, | 0.0 | 0.00 | |
Having the baby skin-to-skin with her/his mother, | 161 | 75.60 | |
Keep the baby in a room with a temperature of 28–30 °C, | 15 | 7.00 | |
Have the baby close to heat (radiator, fire, etc.), | 31 | 14.60 | |
Other | 0.0 | 0.00 | |
Definition of low birth weight for newborn child | Weight is less than 3000Â g, | 5 | 2.30 |
Weight is less than 2500Â g, | 173 | 81.20 | |
Weight is less than 1500Â g, | 20 | 9.40 | |
Weight is less than 1000Â g, | 3 | 1.40 | |
I have no opinion, | 7 | 3.30 | |
Other | 5 | 2.30 | |
Not important when taking care of a low birth weight baby | Start breastfeeding early and frequently | 36 | 16.9 |
Bath the baby often | 146 | 68.5 | |
Keep the child warm | 13 | 6.1 | |
Apply skin to skin contact | 6 | 2.8 | |
Prevent infection from developing | 4 | 1.9 | |
None | 8 | 3.8 |