Table 3.

Availability of the immediate essential newborn care services in health facilities

Variable	Frequency	Percent
The baby put in the mother abdomen once the baby is delivered
Primary hospitals (N = 3)	3	100
Urban health centres (N = 13)	13	100
Rural health centres (N = 63)	63	100
All health facilities (N = 79)	79	100
First put the baby in the breast immediately after delivery
Primary hospitals (N = 3)	1	33.3
Urban health centres (N = 13)	7	53.8
Rural health centres (N = 63)	35	55.6
All health facilities (N = 79)	43	54.4
First put the baby on the breast within one hour of delivery
Primary hospitals (N = 3)	2	66.7
Urban health centres (N = 13)	6	46.2
Rural health centres (N = 63)	26	41.3
All health facilities (N = 79)	34	43
Apply antibiotics in the infant’s eye
Primary hospitals (N = 3)	3	100
Urban health centres (N = 13)	13	100
Rural health centres (N = 63)	63	100
All health facilities (N = 79)	79	100
Bath after 24 h
Primary hospitals (N = 3)	3	100
Urban health centres (N = 13)	13	100
Rural health centres (N = 63)	57	90.4
All health facilities (N = 79)	73	92.4
Nothing applied in the cord/dry cord care
Primary hospitals (N = 3)	1	33
Urban health centres (N = 13)	9	69
Rural health centres (N = 63)	37	58.7
All health facilities (N = 79)	47	59.5
Apply chlorhexidine (CHX jell) the umbilical cord of the baby
Primary hospitals (N = 3)	2	66.7
Urban health centres (N = 13)	4	30.7
Rural health centres (N = 63)	22	34.9
All health facilities (N = 79)	28	35.4
The weight of the baby is always monitored
Primary hospitals (N = 3)	3	100
Urban health centres (N = 13)	12	92.3
Rural health centres (N = 63)	61	96.8
All health facilities N = 79)	76	96.2