Knowledge, Practice and Techniques of Umbilical Cord Care among Mothers in Nwezenyi, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Nwonwu, EU; Ituma, B; Onu-Njoku, C; Sunday, AJ; Anyigor, BE; Amadi, ES

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“…[22][23][24] Good cord care knowledge results obtained in studies depends largely on measures used for the assessment which was found to vary in the studies and may have impacted on results obtained. It was also found in this study that although 88.4% of the respondents indicated that they have proper cord care knowledge, a finding comparable to the response of 83.3% reported by Nwonwu et al [25], this did not translate to proper knowledge following assessment with specific knowledge measures highlighting the need for in dept assessment of actual knowledge by researchers. Of note among the cord care measures assessed was the low awareness of chlorhexidine gel, the only currently recommended antiseptic for cord care, by only 33.8% of respondents in the present study.…”

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“…This finding is however higher than the rather low values of 11.7% and 2.8% reported in other studies. [25,26] Israel et al [27] and Aitafo et al [28] 28 reported chlorhexidine gel awareness of 60.7% and 63.3% but good knowledge scores of 47.1% and 34.2% respectively following further evaluation. These results differed from the high chlorhexidine cord care awareness 80.2% reported by Owusu et al 23] Awareness of the use of methylated spirit in this study by most of the respondents is in line with findings made by many other studies [19,21,[23][24][25][26]29].…”

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Umbilical Cord Care Knowledge and Practice among Caregivers in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Ozigbo,

Onotume

2024

IJTDH

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Aim: To assess the knowledge and practice of current cord care recommendations among care givers in Yenagoa, and to identify gaps to be addressed to prevent neonatal sepsis. Study Design: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at the well-child clinics (WCC) of 3 major healthcare facilities in Yenagoa namely, Agudama Primary Health Centre, Yenizue-gene Comprehensive Health Centre, and Diete Koki Memorial Hospital, from August to September 2023. Methodology: The study was conducted among 285 caregivers in the study sites. Data on cord care knowledge and practices was collected using self-administered structured questionnaires administered proportionately across the study sites. Data was analysed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23, from which descriptive statistics were generated. All necessary ethical considerations were upheld. Results: In this study, 268 (97.1%) of the respondents had antenatal care, over 77% delivered in healthcare facilities, 252 (88.4%) indicated that they knew how to properly care for their children’s cord and 244 (85.6%) had been taught cord care. While 269 (94.4%) respondents were aware of the use of methylated spirit for cord care, only 96 (33.8%) were aware of the use of chlorhexidine gel. Good umbilical cord care knowledge score of 51.6% was obtained while good umbilical cord care practice score was 32.7%. Conclusion and Recommendation: Modest umbilical cord care knowledge gap and huge practice gap were found in this study. The knowledge gaps were mainly with the use of chlorhexidine gel, dry cord care, and application of substances to the cord, and these reflected remarkably in their practice. There is urgent need for improvement in umbilical cord care knowledge and practice among caregivers, a review of cord care knowledge of frontline health educators and the contents of their cord care education.

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Umbilical Cord Care Knowledge and Practice among Caregivers in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

Ozigbo,

Onotume

2024

IJTDH

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“…It is noteworthy that none of the participants mentioned chlorhexidine as a recommended antiseptic for cord care. The poor knowledge about the use of chlorhexidine gel for cord care noted in this study is similar to reports from other Nigerian authors where its use by mothers was reported to be low [35][36][37][38]. The reasons proffered for the low use rate of chlorhexidine gel included the delay in cord separation time which discouraged its acceptability by some mothers [6,38].…”

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Sociocultural practices, beliefs, and myths surrounding newborn cord care in Bayelsa State, Nigeria: A qualitative study

Duru

Oyeyemi

Adesina³

et al. 2023

PLOS Glob Public Health

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Persisting sociocultural beliefs have continued to significantly influence the adoption of recommended newborn care practices by women in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study aimed at identifying the sociocultural practices, beliefs, and myths surrounding newborn cord care by women residing in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. This was a qualitative study that involved 24 women and 3 traditional birth attendants (TBAs) in three focus group discussions and three in-depth interviews respectively. Interview guides were used to lead the discussions and the interviews which were audiotaped, translated and then transcribed. Thematic analysis was done using NVivo QSR version 12.2 Pro. Several themes describing various sociocultural practices, beliefs, and myths surrounding cord care were uncovered. Most women preferred to be delivered by a TBA who usually cuts the infant’s cord with a razor blade and ties the stump with hair or sewing thread. Substances used for cord care included methylated spirirt, “African never-die” leaf, and “Close-Up” toothpaste. All the participants agreed that methylated spirit was a potent antiseptic for cord care but none of them had heard about nor used chlorhexidine gel. It was a common belief that abdominal massage and the application of substances to the cord were solutions to common cord-related problems. Mothers, TBAs and relatives were influential regarding choices of cord care practices. Sociocultural practices, beliefs, and myths are still major barriers to the adoption of recommended cord care practices by women in Bayelsa State. Interventions should be targeted at improving delivery in health facilities and educating women in the community on good cord care practices.

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“…Furthermore, Ndomondo et al [11], (2022) done a study in Morogoro, Tanzania, they found that 52.6% of mothers had adequate knowledge about cord care. In Tabora region/Tanzania another study done on cord care by Kalufya et al [12], (2022) they reported that more than half of young mothers 196 (62.2%) had adequate knowledge of cord care, and in Nigeria a study showed that 83.3% of mothers had awareness of umbilical cord care [13]. Also, a study found that more than half of the mothers were more aware about cord care [14].…”

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“…61.4% of mothers practiced good cord care and most (95.7%) mothers used methylated spirit to clean the cord [16]. Besides, Nwonwu et al [13], (2017) found in their study that 96.4% of the mothers practiced umbilical cord care, 75.7% used spirit while only 8.1% of them used the correct material (chlorhexidine). Also, the source of information was mainly from health workers (56.7%) and family members (32%).…”

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Umbilical Cord Care Knowledge and Practice among Sample of Kurdish Women

Saadi,

Sdeeq,

Hussein

et al. 2023

biochemmed

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Background: The mother's awareness and practices regarding cord care are crucial to the survival of the newborn. It's because infections after birth most commonly enter through the cord stump. Practices for clean cord care aid in the prevention of infections, which lowers infant morbidity and mortality. Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the knowledge and practices regarding newborn umbilical cord care among Kurdish mothers. Method: A descriptive study was carried out on 202 mothers at mala Fandi primary healthcare centre during middle year of 2023. data were collected through face-to-face questionnaire interviews. It consists of socio-demographic characteristics, the knowledge, and practices about cord care. Data were analysed by using Statistical Package for Social Sciences software version 23.0. Both descriptive and inferential analyses were done. Results: Out of 202 mothers (70.2%) of the mothers have a good knowledge about cord care and majority of the mothers (89.1%) have cleaned the umbilical cord stump of the baby and (40.6%) using the techniques named clean cord base and surrounding skin at the same time. Most of the mothers do not use any traditional substance (79.2%) while most of the learned about umbilical cord care by their parents (50%). age, Occupation, Level of education, type of family and residential area were influential factors with knowledge regarding cord care. Conclusion: most of mothers had good knowledge and proper practice about cord care. Also, majority of mothers got information from parents and relatives.

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Knowledge, Practice and Techniques of Umbilical Cord Care among Mothers in Nwezenyi, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

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Sociocultural practices, beliefs, and myths surrounding newborn cord care in Bayelsa State, Nigeria: A qualitative study

Umbilical Cord Care Knowledge and Practice among Sample of Kurdish Women

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