The shadow challenges to improve the state essential newborn care practices in healthcare providers: evidence from a multicentre cross-sectional study in Ethiopia

Table 2 Clinical related characteristics of healthcare providers in South Gondar hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 214)

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Hand washing before the procedure
1. Yes, performed	165	77.10
2. No, never	49	22.90
Put on a sterile glove
1. Yes, performed	170	79.44
2. No, never	44	20.56
Wearing apron
1. Yes, performed	174	81.31
2. No, never	40	18.69
Wearing mask
1. Yes, performed	121	56.54
2. No, never	93	43.46
Wipe the eye &face when the head is delivered
1. Yes, performed	168	78.50
2. No, never	46	21.50
Dry the baby immediately with a dry towel
1. Yes, performed	193	90.19
2. No, never	21	9.81
Check & sucks the airway after delivery
1. Yes, performed	175	81.78
2. No, never	39	18.22
Take APGAR score
1. Yes, performed	181	84.58
2. No, never	33	15.42
Umbilical cord care
1. Yes, performed	171	79.91
2. No, never	43	20.09
Skin to skin contact
1. Yes, performed	173	80.84
2. No, never	41	19.16
Initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of delivery
1. Yes, performed	187	87.38
2. No, never	27	12.62
Administer Vit K
1. Yes, performed	143	66.82
2. No, never	71	33.18
Give eye ointment
1. Yes, performed	145	67.76
2. No, never	69	32.24
Counsel mother about new bore danger before discharge
1. Yes, performed	137	64.02
2. No, never	77	35.98
Weigh & record the baby’s weight
1. Yes, performed	195	91.12
2. No, never	19	8.88

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