Background: Reducing neonatal mortality remains a big challen ge for a developing country like Ni... more Background: Reducing neonatal mortality remains a big challen ge for a developing country like Nigeria. Mothers’ knowledge in neonatal care plays an import ant role in bringing down the mortality as well as morbidity. Objective: This study assessed mothers’ knowledge of newborn ca e practices and factors contributing to neonatal mortality. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive design. The study w as conducted in one tertiary and one secondary hospital in Ibadan. In all 206 postpartum women participated in the study. Simple random sam pling technique was used to recruit participants. Semi st ructured self-administered questionnaire whose vali dity and reliability has been previously ascertained was the instrument used for data collection which took a p eriod of three months. Data generated was analysed using Sta tistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16. Results: Participants age ranged between 21 and 42 with the mean age being 31.6 years, SD= 4.199. Overall, 57.3%...
Background: Reducing neonatal mortality remains a big challen ge for a developing country like Ni... more Background: Reducing neonatal mortality remains a big challen ge for a developing country like Nigeria. Mothers’ knowledge in neonatal care plays an import ant role in bringing down the mortality as well as morbidity. Objective: This study assessed mothers’ knowledge of newborn ca e practices and factors contributing to neonatal mortality. Methodology: The study adopted a descriptive design. The study w as conducted in one tertiary and one secondary hospital in Ibadan. In all 206 postpartum women participated in the study. Simple random sam pling technique was used to recruit participants. Semi st ructured self-administered questionnaire whose vali dity and reliability has been previously ascertained was the instrument used for data collection which took a p eriod of three months. Data generated was analysed using Sta tistical Package of Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16. Results: Participants age ranged between 21 and 42 with the mean age being 31.6 years, SD= 4.199. Overall, 57.3%...
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