Knowledge Attitude And Practices About Prevention Of Neonatal Hypothermia Among Post Natal Mothers At Kiu-teaching Hospital

ABSTRACT In Uganda, deliveries in the villages (32%) are conducted by traditional birth attendants with insufficient knowledge in neonatal thermal protection. Thus most mothers (70%) practice early bathing of the infants, and worst still poorly dry the infant after bathing. To assess knowledge, attitude and practices of postnatal mothers on prevention of neonatal hypothermia in Kampala International University Teaching Hospital, a cross-sectional study design quantitative in nature was used to recruit 60 respondents for the study. Out whom 60 questionnaires were returned completely filled givi…