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However, no previously published study has investigated the early newborn bathing practices of pastoral mothers in Ethiopia. This study aims to investigate early newborn bathing and associated factors among mothers in Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>Institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May to June 2021. A systematic random sampling technique was used to recruit 386 mothers, and the data collection was performed using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. Multivariable logistic regression modelling was used to examine the association between explanatory variables (including sociodemographic, obstetric, health service and health literacy factors) and early newborn bathing.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The overall prevalence of early newborn bathing among postpartum mothers was 73.1% with a 95% confidence interval (CI) from 68.4 to 77.5%. Mothers who attained college or higher education [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.21; 95% CI 0.06\u20130.66], those who were from urban areas (AOR\u2009=\u20090.19; 95% CI 0.09\u20130.42) and those who gave birth using operational delivery (e.g. caesarean section and instrumental delivery) (AOR\u2009=\u20090.01; 95% CI 0.01\u20130.04) were less likely to practice early newborn bathing.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>\n               <jats:sec>\n                  <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                  <jats:p>The practice of early newborn bathing was unacceptably high in pastoral communities of the Afar Region. There is a need for interventions specifically targeting at uneducated and rural mothers as part of the implementation to improve the essential newborn care practices of mothers in pastoral communities in Ethiopia.<\/jats:p>\n               <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/tropej\/fmac117","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,10]],"date-time":"2023-01-10T14:40:57Z","timestamp":1673361657000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Early newborn bathing and associated factors among mothers in Afar Region, Northeast Ethiopia"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"69","author":[{"given":"Gebru","family":"Getachew","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Nursing, Semera Health Science College, Samara, Afar, PO Box: 142 , Samara, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3909-5433","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ibrahim Mohammed","family":"Ibrahim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Midwifery, College of Medical and Health Science, Samara University, PO Box: 132 , Samara, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yisahak","family":"Mulugeta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Midwifery, Semera Health Science College, Samara, Afar, PO Box: 142 , Samara, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3797-5234","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kedir Y","family":"Ahmed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Rural Health Research Institute, Charles Sturt University , Orange, NSW 2800, Australia"},{"name":"Translational Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, Campbelltown Campus, Locked Bag 1797 , Penrith, NSW 2751, Australia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,1,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"2023011014384400700_fmac117-B1","volume-title":"Transforming Our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development","author":"SDG-UN","year":"2015"},{"key":"2023011014384400700_fmac117-B2","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"455","DOI":"10.1093\/tropej\/fmy060","article-title":"The golden 28 days of child survival","volume":"64","author":"Madrid","year":"2018","journal-title":"J Trop Pediatr"},{"key":"2023011014384400700_fmac117-B3","author":"WHO","year":"2022"},{"key":"2023011014384400700_fmac117-B4","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1325","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(12)60869-1","article-title":"Effect of maternal obesity on neonatal death in sub-Saharan Africa: multivariable analysis of 27 national datasets","volume":"380","author":"Cresswell","year":"2012","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"2023011014384400700_fmac117-B5","volume-title":"Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2011","author":"Central Statistics Agency (CSA) [Ethiopia] and ICF International","year":"2012"},{"key":"2023011014384400700_fmac117-B6","volume-title":"Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2016","author":"Central Statistics Agency (CSA) [Ethiopia] and ICF International","year":"2016"},{"key":"2023011014384400700_fmac117-B7","volume-title":"Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey 2000","author":"Central Statistics Agency (CSA) [Ethiopia] and ORC Macro","year":"2001"},{"key":"2023011014384400700_fmac117-B8","volume-title":"Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2005","author":"Central Statistics Agency (CSA) [Ethiopia] and ORC Macro","year":"2006"},{"key":"2023011014384400700_fmac117-B9","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"94","DOI":"10.1016\/j.ijgo.2011.07.009","article-title":"Ethiopia's assessment of emergency obstetric and newborn care: setting the gold standard for national facility-based assessments","volume":"115","author":"Keyes","year":"2011","journal-title":"Int J Gynaecol Obstet"},{"key":"2023011014384400700_fmac117-B10","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"296","DOI":"10.1097\/PEP.0b013e3181bf75ee","article-title":"Neonatal physical therapy. 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