Table 5.
Hygiene practices at delivery
Practice | Total (n=6,116) (%) | Bogra (n=2,008) (%) | Faridpur (n=2,173) (%) | Moulvibazar (n=1,935) (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Washed hands with soap before delivery | 66.5 | 48.0 | 63.0 | 89.6 |
Boiled instrument used for cutting umbilical cord | 61.4 | 33.2 | 64.0 | 87.9 |
Boiled thread used for tying umbilical cord | 57.1 | 30.5 | 59.0 | 82.6 |
All of the above | 53.8 | 27.6 | 53.3 | 81.6 |
None of the above | 29.4 | 47.6 | 30.1 | 9.7 |