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August 16-17, 2018 | Paris, France
Primary Healthcare
12th International Conference on International Conference and Medicare Expo on
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Pediatrics Health Care
Joint Event
Journal of Current Pediatric Research | Volume: 22
Background: Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is a universally
available method of care, for premature babies for maintaining
their body temperature. However, its prevalence is very low in
Ethiopia. Thus, this study was intended to assess utilization of
Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and factors influencing among
mothers and care takers of preterm /low birth weight babies in
Yirgalem town, southern, Ethiopia.
Materials and Method: A community based cross sectional
study was conducted of among 215 mothers of preterm/low
birthweight (LBW) infants of age less than36months inYirgalem
town from February to March 2017. Data was collected by
using interviewer administered questionnaire and analyses was
accomplishedusing SPSS version20. Logistic regression analyses
ere used to identify the association of different variables.
Results: Among all study subjects 90 (41.9%) practice KMC. Of
these, 31(14.4%) started KMC immediately after birth as the
infant had been stabilized, and 59(27.4%) practice it after 24
hours. However, only sixty of the infants showed improvement
after they used continuous KMC at home compared to those
infants that did not use KMC. Respondents who gave birth
spontaneously were 4.3 times more likely to practice KMC than
thosehadcaesarean sectiondelivery [(AOR4.341) 95%CI (1.435,
13.130)] and mothers who delivered at governmental hospital
were 20.4 times more likely to practice KMC than those who
gave birth at home [(AOR (20.458) 95%CI(2.644, 158.299))].
Conclusion: In this study only very low mothers initiated KMC
immediately after birth and were practiced continuously KMC
at home. Thus, it is recommended to promote KMC at home
and develop studies on acceptability and applicability of the
KMC and affecting factors that prevent the use of KMC at home
method in Ethiopian context.
e:
Utilization of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) and influencing factors among mothers and care takers of
preterm /low birth weight babies in Yirgalem town, southern, Ethiopia
Dubale dulla Koboto
Hawassa University, Ethiopia
Pediatrics & Primary HealthCare 2018, Volume 22
DOI: 10.4066/0971-9032-C1-003