Knowledge and Practice of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives Working at Health Centers in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia, 2016

Negussie, Bayisa Bereka; Hailu, Fikadu Balcha; Megenta, Asrat Demissie

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“…The knowledge of nurses and midwives on immediate newborn care was 57.9% (95% CI [51%, 65%]). This finding is in line with the study conducted in Jimma zone which was (52.2%) [3] and Bahir Dar city (56%) [2]. This similarity may be due to the similarity in the study population and might be due to similar access to in-service training on essential new born care.…”

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“…This similarity may be due to the similarity in study participants. However, this finding was contrary to the study conducted in Kaplivastu District, Nepal, which reports that there is no statistical difference in the level of knowledge among nurses and midwives [3,21]. The difference might be due to the difference in the study sample size, in health policy, and in study period.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…Regarding educational qualification, those with bachelor level of education were more knowledgeable than diploma holders on ENC which is similar with that of study conducted in Jimma zone which shows diploma holders were less knowledgeable than bachelor degree holders on essential new born care components [3]. This similarity might be due to similarity in healthcare managing system across the country which makes composition of professionals in delivery unit is similar.…”

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confidence: 78%

“…Skilled care during labor and childbirth with prompt management of complications alone can prevent about 50% of newborn mortality. Continuation of adequate newborn care in the postnatal period can prevent 75% of current newborn deaths [3].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…A study conducted in Jimma zone on knowledge and practice of essential newborn care among nurses and midwives showed that 47.8% of respondents had poor knowledge of essential newborn care and on some components of essential newborn care [3,14]. Other study conducted in Tigray central zone on knowledge and practice of immediate newborn care among midwives showed that one-fourth of respondents had poor knowledge of essential newborn care.…”

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Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

Arba

Zana

2020

International Journal of Pediatrics

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Background. Knowledge of essential newborn care and proper practice is important for the survival, growth, and development of a newborn. In spite of its essentiality, most health-care professionals do not know and follow the World Health Organization recommendation. Therefore, this study is aimed at assessing knowledge of essential newborn care and associated factors among nurses and midwives working in maternal health case team at public health facilities of Wolaita Zone, Ethiopia, 2019. Methods. Institution-based cross-sectional study design was conducted from March to April 2019. Data were collected by using pretested questionnaire, and 36 public health facilities were selected after stratifying them based on their level of service and number of nurses and midwives working in maternal health-care team. All 218 nurses and midwives who were working in the delivery unit from selected facilities were included in the study. The collected data were entered into Epi data 3.02 and exported to statistical software for social sciences version 22 for analysis. Descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate analyses were done. Statistical significance of variables was declared as a p value<0.05, and strength of association was adjusted odds ratio at 95% confidence interval in the final model. Result. A total of 218 nurses and midwives were participated in the study. Among them, 57.9% of participants had good knowledge of essential newborn care. The type of profession (AOR=5.79, [2.47, 13.58]), educational level (AOR=3.26, [1.42, 7.52]), interest to work in delivery room (AOR=4.85, [1.89, 12.42]), and presence of guidelines (AOR=2.29, [1.18, 4.45]) were the factors significantly associated with having knowledge of essential newborn care. Conclusion and Recommendation. The nurses and midwives had poor knowledge of some components of essential newborn care in the study area. Bachelor level of study, interest to work in delivery room, and being a midwife were the factors independently associated with knowledge of essential newborn care among nurses and midwives. Therefore, the head of labor ward and institution, zonal and woreda health units, and nongovernmental organizations who are working on maternal and child health should work on providing continuous education, providing incentives and motivators to improve interest to work in delivery unit, and providing guidelines in the unit.

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confidence: 99%

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confidence: 99%

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Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

Arba

Zana

2020

International Journal of Pediatrics

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Health professionals’ knowledge and practice of essential newborn care at public health facilities in Bench-Sheko Zone, southwest Ethiopia

Yosef

Getachew

Weldekidan

2021

Heliyon

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Knowledge and practices of immediate newborn care among midwives in selected health care facilities in Ekiti State, Nigeria

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Adedeji²,

Bello³

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Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction almost 99% of neonatal deaths occur in developing countries and these deaths can be prevented by the presence of a skilled birth attendant during labour. This study therefore assessed the knowledge and practices of midwives towards immediate newborn care. Methods this study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design. Eighty nine midwives were selected using purposive sampling technique from the two health facilities. Questionnaire was adapted from helping babies breathe manual. Data collected were analyzed with SPSS version 25 and the results were presented using descriptive statistics. Results the mean age of the respondents was 33.20 years ± 8.07. More than half of the midwives (56.2%) had a good knowledge on immediate newborn care. About 62.9% had good practices of immediate new born care, though some still carry out some obsolete practices like routine suctioning of the airway of newborns, immediate cleaning/removal of the vernix caseosa with olive oil and immediate cord clamping. Conclusion a bit above average of the midwives had good knowledge about immediate newborn care and some of the midwives still carry out obsolete practices that has been judge as non-beneficial and are not in line with recommendations of World Health Organization/UNICEF on immediate newborn care. This study therefore recommends that midwives undergo training and retraining on immediate newborn care and there should be increased awareness and education on recent up to date practices of immediate newborn care.

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Knowledge and Practice of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives Working at Health Centers in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia, 2016

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Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019

Health professionals’ knowledge and practice of essential newborn care at public health facilities in Bench-Sheko Zone, southwest Ethiopia

Knowledge and practices of immediate newborn care among midwives in selected health care facilities in Ekiti State, Nigeria

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