From: Effectiveness of a campaign to implement chlorhexidine use for newborns in rural Haiti
n | Valid% | |
---|---|---|
Told about applying chlorhexidine to baby’s cord | ||
Yes | 194 | 98.5 |
No | 3 | 1.5 |
Among participants told about applying chlorhexidine | ||
Persons who advised about chlorhexidine use | ||
TBA | 187 | 98.4 |
CHW | 16 | 8.4 |
Doctor/nurse | 1 | 0.5 |
Other | 1 | 0.5 |
Used chlorhexidine | ||
Yes | 190 | 98.4 |
No | 3 | 1.6 |
Among participants who used chlorhexidine | ||
Number of days applied chlorhexidine | ||
1–2 | 3 | 1.7 |
3–4 | 37 | 20.4 |
5–6 | 43 | 23.7 |
7 | 98 | 54.1 |
Reasons for not applying chlorhexidine for all 7 days (among those who did not apply chlorhexidine for 7 days) | ||
Baby’s cord fell off | 66 | 81.5 |
Forgot | 1 | 1.2 |
Other | 0 | 0 |
Among participants who reported the baby’s cord had fallen off | ||
Day baby’s cord fell off | ||
1–2 | 7 | 4.4 |
3–4 | 45 | 28.2 |
5–6 | 70 | 43.7 |
7 or later | 38 | 23.8 |
Adhered to instructionsa | 164 | 88.6 |
Ease of chlorhexidine use | ||
Easy | 178 | 94.2 |
Not too hard | 11 | 5.8 |
Difficult | 0 | 0 |