Table A1.
Table showing a detailed list of key decision makers and actors in newborn care in the Lira district, Northern Uganda.
| Variable | n (%) | 95% CI of % |
|---|---|---|
| Decide birthplace | ||
| Mother of baby | 289 (31.08) | 27.53–34.86 |
| Father of baby | 505 (54.30) | 49.35–59.17 |
| * Mother-in-law | 57 (6.13) | 4.77–7.85 |
| Sister | 6 (0.65) | 0.26–1.59 |
| * Grandmother | 37 (3.98) | 2.79–5.64 |
| Friend | 2 (0.22) | – |
| TBA | 4 (0.43) | 0.16–1.13 |
| Health worker | 6 (0.65) | 0.03–1.38 |
| Other | 24 (2.58) | 1.73–3.82 |
| Cut and tied the umbilical cord | ||
| Mother of baby | 13 (1.40) | 0.78–2.50 |
| Father of baby | 2 (0.22) | – |
| Mother-in-law | 16 (1.72) | 1.03–2.86 |
| Sister | 3 (0.32) | – |
| Grandmother | 12 (1.29) | 0.76–2.18 |
| Friend | 1 (0.11) | – |
| TBA | 257 (27.63) | 20.89–35.58 |
| Health worker | 617 (66.34) | 58.02–73.77 |
| Other | 9 (0.97) | 0.46–2.02 |
| Applied substances to the umbilical cord | ||
| Mother of baby | 15 (25.42) | 16.88–36.40 |
| Father of baby | 1 (1.69) | 0.20–12.68 |
| Mother-in-law | 4 (6.78) | 2.81–15.45 |
| Sister | 1 (1.69) | 0.2–12.68 |
| Grandmother | 5 (8.47) | 2.97–21.85 |
| TBA | 17 (28.81) | 19.39–40.51 |
| Health worker | 16 (27.12) | 15.99–42.12 |
| First bathed the baby immediately after birth | ||
| Mother of baby | 165 (17.74) | 15.43–20.32 |
| Father of baby | 7 (0.75) | 0.38–1.49 |
| Mother-in-law | 340 (36.56) | 33.58–39.65 |
| Sister | 46 (4.95) | 3.50–6.95 |
| Grandmother | 176 (18.92) | 15.97–22.29 |
| Friend | 24 (2.58) | 1.50–4.41 |
| TBA | 76 (8.17) | 5.20–12.62 |
| Health worker | 13 (1.40) | 0.78–2.50 |
| Other | 83 (8.92) | 6.90–11.48 |
| Decide breastfeeding initiation | ||
| Mother of baby | 499 (53.66) | 49.79–57.48 |
| Mother-in-law | 57 (6.13) | 4.91–7.63 |
| Sister | 5 (0.54) | 0.19–1.50 |
| Grandmother | 35 (3.76) | 2.58–5.47 |
| Friend | 1 (0.11) | – |
| TBA | 77 (8.28) | 5.78–11.72 |
| Health worker | 239 (25.70) | 22.08–29.68 |
| Other | 17 (1.83) | 1.21–2.76 |
| Decide what to do with initial breast milk | ||
| Mother of baby | 534 (57.4) | 54.49–60.30 |
| Mother in Law | 59 (6.34) | 5.00–8.02 |
| Sister | 4 (0.43) | - |
| Grandmother | 34 (3.66) | 2.56-5.19 |
| Friend | 2 (0.22) | - |
| TBA | 83 (8.92) | 6.24–12.61 |
| Health Worker | 207 (22.26) | 19.84–24.88 |
| Other | 7 (0.75) | 0.38–1.49 |
| Decide whether or not to practice bottle-feeding | ||
| Mother of baby | 684 (73.55) | 70.33–76.54 |
| Father of baby | 3 (0.32) | – |
| Mother-in-law | 37 (3.98) | 2.90–5.44 |
| Sister | 2 (0.22) | – |
| Grandmother | 20 (2.15) | 1.31–3.52 |
| TBA | 15 (1.61) | 0.9–2.87 |
| Health worker | 90 (9.68) | 7.54–12.34 |
| Other | 79 (8.49) | 6.81–10.55 |
| Decide care seeking for ill newborn | ||
| (For those who had sick newborns and sought care) | ||
| Mother of baby | 88 (45.60) | 38.97–52.38 |
| Father of baby | 92 (47.67) | 41.76–53.65 |
| Mother-in-law | 2 (1.04) | 0.26–4.02 |
| Grandmother | 7 (3.63) | 1.76–7.33 |
| Other | 4 (2.07) | 0.78–5.41 |
* Grandmother refers to the mother of the mother of the baby. * Mother-in-law refers to the mother of the father of the baby.