Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African Setting
BackgroundCord care is the series of steps applied in handling of the umbilical cord after delivery of the new born. Globally, an estimated 4 million deaths occur annually within the first 4 weeks of life and 1.5 million of these deaths are attributable to infections. In Nigeria, studies have report...
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| author | Tolulope O. Afolaranmi Tolulope O. Afolaranmi Zuwaira I. Hassan Zuwaira I. Hassan Ofakunrin O. Akinyemi Ofakunrin O. Akinyemi Sarah S. Sule Matthew U. Malete Choji Pam Choji Danjuma A. Bello Danjuma A. Bello |
| author_facet | Tolulope O. Afolaranmi Tolulope O. Afolaranmi Zuwaira I. Hassan Zuwaira I. Hassan Ofakunrin O. Akinyemi Ofakunrin O. Akinyemi Sarah S. Sule Matthew U. Malete Choji Pam Choji Danjuma A. Bello Danjuma A. Bello |
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| description | BackgroundCord care is the series of steps applied in handling of the umbilical cord after delivery of the new born. Globally, an estimated 4 million deaths occur annually within the first 4 weeks of life and 1.5 million of these deaths are attributable to infections. In Nigeria, studies have reported umbilical cord infections accounting for between 10 and 19% of neonatal admissions and resultant estimated 30–49% neonatal deaths. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice of cord care within a contemporary setting.MethodologyThis was a cross-sectional study conducted among 324 mothers of children less than 59 months using a multistage sampling technique and SSPS version 20 was used for data analysis. Crude and adjusted odds ratios as well as 95% confidence interval were used in this study with a P-value of ≤0.05 considered statistically significant.ResultsThe mean age of the mothers in the study was 27.5 ± 6 years with majority of them having good overall knowledge and practice of cord care. Factors such residence in rural community (AOR = 0.26; 95% CI = 0.0915–0.7230) and heath facility delivery (AOR = 7.0; 95% CI = 4.7877–9.3948) were predictors of cord care practices.ConclusionThis study has brought to light the level of cord care practices with health facility delivery, place of residence, and knowledge of cord care as its determinants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-41d89e1354b54072911c4981d77bd05f2022-12-22T03:12:10ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652018-01-01610.3389/fpubh.2018.00010309563Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African SettingTolulope O. Afolaranmi0Tolulope O. Afolaranmi1Zuwaira I. Hassan2Zuwaira I. Hassan3Ofakunrin O. Akinyemi4Ofakunrin O. Akinyemi5Sarah S. Sule6Matthew U. Malete7Choji Pam Choji8Danjuma A. Bello9Danjuma A. Bello10Department of Community Medicine, University of Jos, Jos, NigeriaDepartment of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, NigeriaDepartment of Community Medicine, University of Jos, Jos, NigeriaDepartment of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, NigeriaDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Jos, Jos, NigeriaDepartment of Paediatrics, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, NigeriaFaculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, NigeriaFaculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, NigeriaFaculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Jos, NigeriaDepartment of Community Medicine, University of Jos, Jos, NigeriaDepartment of Community Medicine, Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos, NigeriaBackgroundCord care is the series of steps applied in handling of the umbilical cord after delivery of the new born. Globally, an estimated 4 million deaths occur annually within the first 4 weeks of life and 1.5 million of these deaths are attributable to infections. In Nigeria, studies have reported umbilical cord infections accounting for between 10 and 19% of neonatal admissions and resultant estimated 30–49% neonatal deaths. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the knowledge and practice of cord care within a contemporary setting.MethodologyThis was a cross-sectional study conducted among 324 mothers of children less than 59 months using a multistage sampling technique and SSPS version 20 was used for data analysis. Crude and adjusted odds ratios as well as 95% confidence interval were used in this study with a P-value of ≤0.05 considered statistically significant.ResultsThe mean age of the mothers in the study was 27.5 ± 6 years with majority of them having good overall knowledge and practice of cord care. Factors such residence in rural community (AOR = 0.26; 95% CI = 0.0915–0.7230) and heath facility delivery (AOR = 7.0; 95% CI = 4.7877–9.3948) were predictors of cord care practices.ConclusionThis study has brought to light the level of cord care practices with health facility delivery, place of residence, and knowledge of cord care as its determinants.http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00010/fullknowledgepracticepredictorscord careAfrican setting |
| spellingShingle | Tolulope O. Afolaranmi Tolulope O. Afolaranmi Zuwaira I. Hassan Zuwaira I. Hassan Ofakunrin O. Akinyemi Ofakunrin O. Akinyemi Sarah S. Sule Matthew U. Malete Choji Pam Choji Danjuma A. Bello Danjuma A. Bello Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African Setting Frontiers in Public Health knowledge practice predictors cord care African setting |
| title | Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African Setting |
| title_full | Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African Setting |
| title_fullStr | Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African Setting |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African Setting |
| title_short | Cord Care Practices: A Perspective of Contemporary African Setting |
| title_sort | cord care practices a perspective of contemporary african setting |
| topic | knowledge practice predictors cord care African setting |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00010/full |
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