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Immediate newborn care of knowledge, practice and associated factors among health care providers in Northwestern Zonal health facilities Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the immediate newborn care of knowledge, practice and associated factors among healthcare providers in Northwestern Zonal health facilities Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018. RESULTS: Among the total healthcare providers, who participated in this study, 64.8% had...

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Autores principales: Tasew, Hagos, Teshale, Tsega, Bahrey, Degena, Mariye, Teklewoini, Teklay, Girmay
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6637593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31315651
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4465-z
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the immediate newborn care of knowledge, practice and associated factors among healthcare providers in Northwestern Zonal health facilities Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018. RESULTS: Among the total healthcare providers, who participated in this study, 64.8% had good knowledge and 59.8% of the respondents had a good level of essential newborn care practice. Unavailability of adequate materials (like guidelines, drug, etc.) and training status were significant variables with knowledge and practice of newborn care.