Factors influencing knowledge and practice on helping babies breathe among skilled birth attendants in rural areas in Lake Zone in Tanzania

Mzurikwao, Cecilia Bonaventura

dc.creator	Mzurikwao, Cecilia Bonaventura
dc.date	2019-09-05T09:53:19Z
dc.date	2019-09-05T09:53:19Z
dc.date	2018
dc.date.accessioned	2022-10-20T14:03:13Z
dc.date.available	2022-10-20T14:03:13Z
dc.identifier	Mzurikwao, C. B. (2018). Factors influencing knowledge and practice on helping babies breathe among skilled birth attendants in rural areas in Lake Zone in Tanzania. Dodoma: The University of Dodoma.
dc.identifier	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1702
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/1702
dc.description	Dissertation (MSc Midwifery)
dc.description	Background: It is estimated that 1 million babies die each year due to birth asphyxia. Birth asphyxia is the inability of a new born baby to breathe immediately after birth. Globally, it is approximated that 10 million babies cannot do it by themselves and need assistance. Helping babies breathe is a key component to reducing neonatal mortality due to birth asphyxia. Methods: A quantitative approach by using a cross-sectional design was used. A total of 330 respondents were included in the study. Simple random sampling by lottery was used to select the 2 regions and health facilities. The participants for the study were selected through convenient sampling. Data were collected using standard semi-structured questionnaire. Chi-square and Binary logistic regression were used to analyse the data. Results: Out of 330 participants, 42.4% (n=140) had adequate knowledge, 32.4% (n=107) had adequate practice, while 57.6 % (n= 190) had inadequate knowledge and 67.6% 67.6% (n=223) had inadequate practice. Medical professionals working in hospital (AOR 3.227, P< 0.001) and (AOR 43.807, P<0.001) were more likely to have adequate knowledge and practice than those working in Health Centres; EN were (AOR 3.118,P<0.05) more likely to have adequate knowledge than AMO/MD; 1 year & > experience was (AOR=15.418,P<0.001) more likely to have adequate practice than those < 1 year of experience in labour ward; those who attended 1 (AOR=1.778,P<0.05) and more than 1 (AOR =3.102,P<0.05) adequate knowledge than those who had never attended enough equipment (AOR=4.355, P<0.001) had adequate practice than with no enough equipment. Conclusion: The knowledge and practice on HBB were inadequate even though there was an ongoing programme of HBB. There is a need to find effective measures on how to sustain knowledge and practice on HBB and to reduce those factors which affect knowledge and practice on HBB.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	The University of Dodoma
dc.subject	Birth attendants
dc.subject	Skilled birth attendants
dc.subject	Rural areas
dc.subject	Lake Zone
dc.subject	Helping babies breathe
dc.subject	HBB
dc.subject	Tanzania
dc.subject	Birth asphyxia
dc.subject	Babies breathe
dc.title	Factors influencing knowledge and practice on helping babies breathe among skilled birth attendants in rural areas in Lake Zone in Tanzania
dc.type	Dissertation