Key Decision Makers and Actors in Selected Newborn Care Practices: A Community-Based Survey in Northern Uganda

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dc.contributor.authorMukunya, David
dc.contributor.authorNankabirwa, Victoria
dc.contributor.authorNdeezi, Grace
dc.contributor.authorTumuhamye, Josephine
dc.contributor.authorBruno Tongun, Justin
dc.contributor.authorKizito, Samuel
dc.contributor.authorNapyo, Agnes
dc.contributor.authorAchora, Vincentina
dc.contributor.authorOdongkara, Beatrice
dc.contributor.authorArach, gnes Anna
dc.contributor.authorTylleskar, Thorkild
dc.contributor.authorTumwine, James K.
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-02T21:45:11Z
dc.date.available2022-05-02T21:45:11Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractKnowledge of key decision makers and actors in newborn care is necessary to ensure that health interventions are targeted at the right people. This was a cross-sectional study carried out in Lira district, Northern Uganda. Multivariable logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with mothers being the key decision maker regarding where to give birth from and when to initiate breastfeeding. Fathers were the key decision makers on the place of birth (54.3%, n = 505) and on whether to seek care for a sick newborn child (47.7%, n = 92). Grandmothers most commonly bathed the baby immediately after birth (55.5%, n = 516), whereas mothers and health workers were common decision makers regarding breastfeeding initiation. Predictors for a mother being the key decision maker on the place of birth included: Mother having a secondary education (AOR 1.9: 95% C.I (1.0–3.6)) and mother being formally employed (AOR 2.0: 95% (1.5–2.9)). Mothers, fathers, grandmothers, health-workers, and traditional birth attendants were the most influential in the selected newborn care practices. Programs that aim to promote newborn care need to involve husbands, grandmothers, and health workers in addition to mothers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMukunya, D., Nankabirwa, V., Ndeezi, G., Tumuhamye, J., Tongun, J. B., Kizito, S., ... & Tumwine, J. K. (2019). Key decision makers and actors in selected newborn care practices: a community-based survey in northern Uganda. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16(10), 1723. doi:10.3390/ijerph16101723en_US
dc.identifier.other10.3390/ijerph16101723
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/3166
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthen_US
dc.subjectNewbornen_US
dc.subjectNeonatalen_US
dc.subjectImplementationen_US
dc.subjectInfluencersen_US
dc.subjectActorsen_US
dc.subjectDecision-makingen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.subjectPost-conflicten_US
dc.subjectBehavioren_US
dc.titleKey Decision Makers and Actors in Selected Newborn Care Practices: A Community-Based Survey in Northern Ugandaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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