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)