EARLY NEW BORN BATH PRACTICE AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG MOTHERS WHO GAVE BIRTH IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS IN GUBRE TOWN HEALTH INSTITUTIONS SNNP,ETHIOPIA, JUNE 2022.

Abstract

Back ground ፡Deciding on when to start early new born bath is an important variable for the security of the new born. Early first bath will affect the newborns temperature at most, blood sugar levels, bonding with his/her mother, comfort, respiratory distress, abnormal clotting, jaundice, pulmonary hemorrhage and increased risk of developing infections. Thus, deciding to initiate early first Bath practice for new born affects several aspects of newborn care and is still a major concern. However, in Ethiopia, there is no sufficient evidence regarding newborn Bath practice. Objective To assess the early newborn bath practice and its associated factors among mothers who gave birth in the last four months in Gubre town SNNP, Ethiopia, 2014 Method and Materials: institutional based cross sectional study was conducted from May 03 to June 02/ 2022 G.C. We calculated our sample size using single proportion formula and our sampling technique was systemic random sampling method from the women’s medical registration number. the data was collected through face to face interview using structured questionnaires adapted from different literature at the immunization center of Gubre town from wku specialized referral hospital and Gubre town health center. Then the raw data was entered in to software called Epi-Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis Our study was done by recruiting 371 participants. Result The study included a total of 360 participants with a 97% response rate. 129(35.8% CI: 95%:30.8-40.8%)of mothers practice early new born bathing. Mother’s with parity of one (AOR: 4.10( 95% CI:(1.96-8.57),good knowledge to hypothermia (AOR:0.26(95% CI :0.13-0.51),good knowledge to neonatal danger sign AOR:(0.71(0.36-1.42),and mothers who get health awareness by the nurse and midwifery AOR :0.42(0.19-0.92) were the significantly associated factors to early new born bath practice. Conclusion: The practice of early new born bathing is still high according to this study. Therefore it needs adequate intervention to fill the gap between what is expected and what is now. our goal is to stop early new born bathing as much as possible to prevent neonatal hypothermia and its complications. So to maintain this goal it is better to on the risk factors for its occurrence,. By increasing the level of knowledge about hypothermia and neonatal danger signs, and also encouraging the nurses or midwifery mainly and other health care professionals to focus on these problem .the concerned body should focus or give attention regarding to early new born bathing to the mothers with parity of one .