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Newborn Care Practices among Mother-Infant Dyads in Urban Uganda
Joint Authors
Kayom, Violet Okaba
Kakuru, Abel
Kiguli, Sarah
Source
International Journal of Pediatrics
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Most information on newborn care practices in Uganda is from rural communities which may not be generalized to urban settings.
Methods.
A community based cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the capital city of Uganda from February to May 2012.
Quantitative and qualitative data on the newborn care practices of eligible mothers were collected.
Results.
Over 99% of the mothers attended antenatal care at least once and the majority delivered in a health facility.
Over 50% of the mothers applied various substances to the cord of their babies to quicken the healing.
Although most of the mothers did not bathe their babies within the first 24 hours of birth, the majority had no knowledge of skin to skin care as a thermoprotective method.
The practice of bathing babies in herbal medicine was common (65%).
Most of the mothers breastfed exclusively (93.2%) but only 60.7% initiated breastfeeding within the first hour of life, while a significant number (29%) used prelacteal feeds.
Conclusion.
The inadequate newborn care practices in this urban community point to the need to intensify the promotion of universal coverage of the newborn care practices irrespective of rural or urban communities and irrespective of health care seeking indicators.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kayom, Violet Okaba& Kakuru, Abel& Kiguli, Sarah. 2015. Newborn Care Practices among Mother-Infant Dyads in Urban Uganda. International Journal of Pediatrics،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kayom, Violet Okaba…[et al.]. Newborn Care Practices among Mother-Infant Dyads in Urban Uganda. International Journal of Pediatrics No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kayom, Violet Okaba& Kakuru, Abel& Kiguli, Sarah. Newborn Care Practices among Mother-Infant Dyads in Urban Uganda. International Journal of Pediatrics. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1066703
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1066703