Maternal and child factors associated with late neonatal bathing practices in Nigeria: evidence from a national survey
- Publisher:
- Springer Nature
- Publication Type:
- Journal Article
- Citation:
- Reproductive Health, 2023, 20, (1), pp. 131
- Issue Date:
- 2023-09-02
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BackgroundTwohundred and seventy out of every thousand live births died in Nigeria in 2019 These deaths were attributable to infections complications of preterm birth and intrapartum related conditions The World Health Organization recommends withholding bathing of neonates until 24 h after birth or until their vital signs become stable to prevent hypothermia Despite the link between neonatal bathing and thermal control the subject is understudied in Nigeria This study aimed at investigating the factors associated with late neonatal bathing practices in Nigeria MethodsThe study adopted a cross sectional design and extracted data from the women s file of the 2018 Nigerian Demographic and Health Survey The unit of analysis was limited to 12 972 women who had complete data for the study We applied chi square test of independence to ascertain the association between the outcome variable and explanatory variables At 95 confidence interval two logistic regression models were built with Model I consisting of only maternal factors whilst Model II contained both maternal and child factors and results were presented in adjusted odds ratio ResultsDescriptively 12 CI 0 122 0 134 of the women bathed their neonates after 24 h of delivery Inferentially women with secondary higher education AOR 1 30 CI 1 05 1 61 the rich AOR 1 24 CI 1 03 1 50 those with access to mass media AOR 131 CI 1 15 1 50 women that professed other religions AOR 9 28 CI 4 24 17 56 those who delivered in a health facility AOR 1 93 CI 1 66 2 25 whose child was small in size at birth AOR 1 46 CI 1 21 1 77 and delivered by caesarean section AOR 2 50 CI 1 97 3 18 had higher odds of bathing their neonates 24 h after birth ConclusionsThe proportion of women who practised late neonatal bathing was generally low To improve the practice of late neonatal bathing much concerted effort should be directed to women s education and approaches to increasing receptivity of late neonatal bathing among pregnant women through the
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