Table 4.
Immediate postnatal practices observed among mother-newborn pairs, by level of care
| Outcome | Hospital | PHCC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frequency | Percentage (95% CI) | Frequency | Percentage (95% CI) | p-value | |
| Dried immediately with towel | 153/153 | 100.0 (97.6–100) | 187/187 | 100.0 (98.0–100) | 0.366 |
| Covered/wrapped immediately with dry towel | 150/153 | 98.0 (94.4–99.6) | 160/182 | 87.9 (82.3–92.3) | 0.000 |
| Tied or clamped cord after one minute | 145/148 | 98.0 (94.2–99.6) | 173/183 | 94.5 (90.2–97.3) | 0.109 |
| Placed skin-to-skin within 1st hour | 136/153 | 88.9 (82.8–93.4) | 93/187 | 49.7 (42.4–57.1) | 0.000 |
| Initiated breastfeeding within 1st hour | 151/153 | 98.7 (95.4–99.8) | 183/188 | 97.3 (93.9–99.1) | 0.381 |
| Applied tetracycline eye ointment | 147/151 | 97.4 (93.4–99.3) | 183/188 | 97.3 (93.9–99.1) | 0.291 |
| Weight taken using a scale | 153/153 | 100 (97.6–100) | 161/187 | 86.1 (80.3–90.7) | 0.000 |
| Temperature taken using a thermometer | 19/151 | 12.6 (7.7–19.0) | 77/188 | 41.0 (33.9–48.3) | 0.000 |
| Dry cord care while in facility | 152/152 | 100.0 (97.6–100) | 118/122 | 96.7 (91.8–99.1) | 0.025 |
| Exclusive breastfeeding while in facility | 153/153 | 100.0 (97.6–100) | 115/122 | 94.3 (88.5–97.7) | 0.003 |
| Delayed bathing while in facility | 145/150 | 96.7 (92.4–98.9) | 116/121 | 95.9 (90.6–98.6) | 0.729 |
CI confidence interval