Characteristic | Frequency, n [%] |
Maternal characteristics | |
Parity number 1 2 - 4 ≥5 |
88 (36.7) 111 (46.2) 41 (17.1) |
Place of delivery Home Private health facility Public health facility |
4 (1.7) 216 (90.0) 20 (8.3) |
Mode of delivery Vaginal Caesarean |
85 (35.4) 155 (64.6) |
Gestational age (weeks of amenorrhea) Term (>37) Preterm (≤36) |
218 (90.8) 22 (9.2) |
Duration of rupture of membranes Not prolonged (<18 hours) Prolonged (≥18 hours) |
212 (88.3) 28 (11.7) |
Maternal perinatal infection Absent Present |
186 (77.5) 54 (22.5) |
Education of mother on cord care No Yes |
174 (72.5) 66 (27.5) |
Cord care practice by mother No cord cleansing Dry cord care and/ chlorhexidine gel Use of potentially dangerous substances |
73 (30.4) 72 (30.0) 95 (39.6) |
Neonatal characteristics | |
Age of the neonate <7 days 7 - 14 days |
228 (95.0) 12 (5.0) |
Neonatal birth weight (kg) <2.5 2.5 - 3.9 ≥4.0 |
180 (75.0) 28 (11.7) 32 (13.3) |
Sex of the neonate Male Female |
124 (51.7) 116 (48.3) |