Table 3 Availability of the immediate essential newborn care services in health facilities
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
The baby put in the mother abdomen once the baby is delivered | ||
Primary hospitals (N = 3) | 3 | 100 |
Urban health centres (N = 13) | 13 | 100 |
Rural health centres (N = 63) | 63 | 100 |
All health facilities (N = 79) | 79 | 100 |
First put the baby in the breast immediately after delivery | ||
Primary hospitals (N = 3) | 1 | 33.3 |
Urban health centres (N = 13) | 7 | 53.8 |
Rural health centres (N = 63) | 35 | 55.6 |
All health facilities (N = 79) | 43 | 54.4 |
First put the baby on the breast within one hour of delivery | ||
Primary hospitals (N = 3) | 2 | 66.7 |
Urban health centres (N = 13) | 6 | 46.2 |
Rural health centres (N = 63) | 26 | 41.3 |
All health facilities (N = 79) | 34 | 43 |
Apply antibiotics in the infant’s eye | ||
Primary hospitals (N = 3) | 3 | 100 |
Urban health centres (N = 13) | 13 | 100 |
Rural health centres (N = 63) | 63 | 100 |
All health facilities (N = 79) | 79 | 100 |
Bath after 24 h | ||
Primary hospitals (N = 3) | 3 | 100 |
Urban health centres (N = 13) | 13 | 100 |
Rural health centres (N = 63) | 57 | 90.4 |
All health facilities (N = 79) | 73 | 92.4 |
Nothing applied in the cord/dry cord care | ||
Primary hospitals (N = 3) | 1 | 33 |
Urban health centres (N = 13) | 9 | 69 |
Rural health centres (N = 63) | 37 | 58.7 |
All health facilities (N = 79) | 47 | 59.5 |
Apply chlorhexidine (CHX jell) the umbilical cord of the baby | ||
Primary hospitals (N = 3) | 2 | 66.7 |
Urban health centres (N = 13) | 4 | 30.7 |
Rural health centres (N = 63) | 22 | 34.9 |
All health facilities (N = 79) | 28 | 35.4 |
The weight of the baby is always monitored | ||
Primary hospitals (N = 3) | 3 | 100 |
Urban health centres (N = 13) | 12 | 92.3 |
Rural health centres (N = 63) | 61 | 96.8 |
All health facilities N = 79) | 76 | 96.2 |