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. 2014 Sep 29;5(3):22–29. doi: 10.5365/WPSAR.2014.5.1.006

Table 1. Key activities of Home Based Newborn Care by trained ASHAs in Mewat, Haryana, India, 2013.

Key activities n % Total
Timeliness of home visits
Mothers who reported ASHAs’ visit on first day (within 24 hours of home delivery) 55 33 165
Mothers who reported all seven postnatal home visits by ASHAs for newborn care 47 15 320
Quality of visit (by direct observation of 19 home visits)
Carrying weighing scale 14 74 19
Carrying thermometer 11 58 19
Took weight of newborn correctly after adjusting for zero error 10 71 14
Took temperature of newborn correctly 8 73 11
Gave information on immunization (BCG, polio, hepatitis B) 18 95 19
Gave information on birth registration to mother 17 90 19
Advised on cord care 16 84 19
Physically examined newborn for jaundice/rash 14 74 19
Advised on kangaroo care 8 42 19
Gave information about 102 ambulance service for sick newborn 7 37 19
Advised on recognition of danger signs 7 37 19
Washed hands before handling newborn 6 32 19
Advised on hand washing before handling newborn 4 21 19
Advised on eye care 3 16 19
Used the pictorial flip chart to explain safe practices to mothers 0 0 19
Documentation
ASHAs filling out the postnatal care cards 11 58 19
ASHAs found with erroneously filled out postnatal care cards 38 62 61
ASHAs visits crosschecked/verified by ANMs 4 7 61
Status of referrals made:
Number of ASHAs who referred sick newborns in last seven months 34 56 61
Availability of 102 ambulance for these referrals 8 24 34
Number of ASHAs who reported delays/refusals in 102 service 26 43 61