Table 4.

Knowledge about essential newborn care among mothers who delivered in the past 6 months in southeastern Ethiopia, 2019 (N=510)

Variable	Category	N (%)
Aware about cord care	Yes	378 (74.1)
	No	132 (25.9)
Material to tie cord (n=378)	Cord tie	250 (49.0)
	Unsterile material	80 (15.7)
	Don't know	48 (9.8)
Material applied on a cord	Nothing	298 (58.4)
	Antiseptic	34 (6.7)
	Butter	178 (34.9)
Breastfeeding initiation time	Within 1 h	386 (75.7)
	After 1 h	124 (24.3)
Exclusive breastfeeding until now	Yes	350 (68.6)
	No	160 (31.4)
Bathing time	Within 24 h	209 (41.0)
	After 24 h	301 (59.0)
Immediate immunization	Yes	27 (5.3)
	No	483 (94.7)