Factors associated with newborn care knowledge and practices in the upper Himalayas

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Autoři: Devendra Raj Singh ^aff001; Chloe M. Harvey ^aff003; Pushpalata Bohara ^aff001; Dhirendra Nath ^aff002; Sunita Singh ^aff004; Sylvia Szabo ^aff003; Kshitij Karki ^aff001
Působiště autorů: Department of Public Health, Asian College for Advance Studies, Purbanchal University, Lalitpur, Nepal ^aff001; Research and Innovation Section, Southeast Asia Development Actions Network (SADAN), Lalitpur, Nepal ^aff002; Department of Social Statistics and Demography, University of Southampton, Southampton, England, United Kingdom ^aff003; Sukraraj Tropical & Infectious Disease Hospital, Ministry of Health & Population, Kathmandu, Nepal ^aff004; Department of Development and Sustainability, Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani, Thailand ^aff005; Program and Research Department, Group for Technical Assistance, Lalitpur, Nepal ^aff006
Vyšlo v časopise: PLoS ONE 14(9)
Kategorie: Research Article
prolekare.web.journal.doi_sk: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0222582

Souhrn

Background

Globally, neonatal deaths remain a major public health challenge and account for the majority of deaths occurring among children under five years of age. Despite Nepal’s significant achievements in meeting the maternal and child health targets of the Millennium Development Goals, an estimated 23,000 Nepalese children under five years die every year, with three out of five babies dying within the first 28 days of life. This study therefore aimed to examine the level of knowledge and practices of newborn care among Nepalese mothers in the upper Himalayas and the factors associated with these.

Materials and methods

A community based cross-sectional study was conducted among 302 randomly selected mothers with children under two years of age in Tripurasundari Municipality of Dolpa district, an upper Himalayan region of Nepal. Mothers were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires. Mean score for knowledge and Bloom’s criteria for practice were considered to categorize newborn care knowledge and practices. Multivariate logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with the newborn care knowledge and practices.

Results

In this study, 147 (48.7%) of the mothers were found to have inadequate knowledge of newborn care, while 102 (33.8%) mothers had reported unsatisfactory newborn care practices. Mothers with at least secondary level of formal education were more likely to possess adequate newborn care knowledge compared to mothers who never attended school (AOR 4.93 at 95% CI 1.82–13.33). Mothers whose first pregnancy occurred between the ages of 20–24 years (AOR 3.89 at 95% CI 1.81–8.37) were also more likely to possess adequate newborn care knowledge, compared to mothers with a younger age at first pregnancy. Furthermore, mothers who had completed at least four ANC visits (AOR 2.89 at 95% CI 1.04–7.96), mothers who had completed three PNC visits (AOR 2.79 at 95% CI 1.16–6.72) and mothers who reported that their nearest health facility was less than one hour (30–59 minutes) walking distance (AOR 3.66 at 95% CI 1.43–9.33) had higher odds of having adequate newborn care knowledge. Similarly, mothers whose household monthly income was more than $100 (AOR 4.17 at 95% CI 1.75–9.69), mothers who had completed three PNC visits (AOR 3.27 at 95% CI 1.16–9.20) and mothers with adequate newborn care knowledge (AOR 15.35 at 95% CI 5.82–40.47) were found to be more likely to practice a satisfactory level of newborn care practices in adjusted analysis.

Conclusion

The study revealed high prevalence of inadequate newborn care and knowledge amongst mothers in upper Himalayan dwellings. Approximately one third of all interviewed mothers practiced suboptimal newborn care. The results indicate an urgent need to increase awareness of neonatal services available to mothers and to prioritize investments by local governments in neonatal health services, in order to improve accessibility and quality of care for mothers and newborns.

Klíčová slova:

Biology and life sciences – Psychology – Social sciences – People and places – Population groupings – Geographical locations – Developmental biology – Medicine and health sciences – Neonates – Pediatrics – Neonatology – Neonatal care – Health care – Women's health – Maternal health – Obstetrics and gynecology – Pregnancy – Public and occupational health – Behavior – Families – Child health – Mothers – Asia – Parenting behavior – Antenatal care – Nepal

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