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Determinants of nurse-midwives’ compliance with delayed cord clamping in primary and secondary health facilities, Tanga Region: A cross-sectional study

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  • Rehema Abdallah
  • Fabiola Vincent Moshi
  • Erick Donard Oguma
  • Stephen M Kibusi

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Background: Delayed Cord Clamping (DCC) is a proven intervention that improves both maternal and newborn outcome. However, adherence to DCC remains low, and its determinants are not yet well understood.Therefore, this study aimed to assess the level of compliance with DCC and its determinants among nurse-midwives working in primary and secondary health facilities in the Tanga Region. Methods: The study employed a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional study design, conducted from 5th April, 2024–15th May, 2024. The multistage, clustered sampling design was employed to select both health facilities and study participants. The observation checklist and structured questionnaire, adapted from previous studies, were both used as data collection tools. A multivariable binary logistic regression model was used to assess the determinants of DDC compliance. The final results were reported using adjusted odds ratios (aORs) with their 95% confidence intervals (CI) and a significance level of p

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  • Rehema Abdallah & Fabiola Vincent Moshi & Erick Donard Oguma & Stephen M Kibusi, 2025. "Determinants of nurse-midwives’ compliance with delayed cord clamping in primary and secondary health facilities, Tanga Region: A cross-sectional study," PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 5(12), pages 1-13, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pgph00:0005603
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005603
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