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Knowledge and practice of immediate new-born care among midwives in central zone public health facilities, Tigray, Ethiopia: cross sectional study

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to assess knowledge and practice of immediate new-born care among midwives in central zone public health facilities Tigray region, 2016. RESULTS: The mean age of the study participants was 34.1 years. Majority of the participants (83%) were diploma midwives. The score of knowledge of participants on immediate new-born care was 17.7% good and 25.2% poor. More than half (52.4%) of midwives practiced immediate new-born care. Midwives working in health center have 82% lower odds of new-born care compared to those working in hospital (p = 0.000, OR = 0.18 (0.07, 0.43).

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Gebru, T., Murugan, R., Goyteom, M. (2019). Knowledge and practice of immediate new-born care among midwives in central zone public health facilities, Tigray, Ethiopia: cross sectional study. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4532-5

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Tesfay Tsegay Gebru Rajalakshmi Murugan Mekonnen Haftom Goyteom

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