BACKGROUND: Over half of births and newborn care occur in primary healthcare facilities in  Nigeria, but information on activities of personnel working there is scarce. AIM: To assess the knowledge and practices relating to @entity4837 ( @entity4837 ) among  @entity497 ( @entity497 ) and community birth attendants (CBAs) in Nigeria. SETTING: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of all 227 @entity497 and 193 registered CBAs in  Ibadan, Nigeria. METHODS: Knowledge and practices regarding @entity4837 were measured using a pretested  questionnaire. Knowledge and practices were assessed on a 33-point scale and a 13-point scale,  respectively. Scores <=    17 and <=    9 was regarded as poor knowledge and as wrong practice,  respectively. RESULTS: Many (64.5%) of the respondents could not correctly describe examination for @entity4837  ( @entity497 : 49.4%; CBAs: 50.6%). Of the 200 (47.6%) who treated @entity4837 3 months prior to the study,  62.5% ( @entity497 : 66.9% and CBAs: 53.7%) treated @entity4837 with orthodox drugs. Drugs prescribed  included: antibiotics (93.3%), antimalarials (5.3%), multivitamins (28.0%), @entity1443 (6.2%)  and @entity109 (7.1%). Significantly more @entity497 than CBAs practiced exposure to  sunlight (33.1% versus 16.4%) and administration of @entity413 water (28.6% versus 14.9%), while  58.0% of all respondents referred cases to secondary health facilities. Overall, 80.2% had poor  knowledge ( @entity497 : 78.9%; CBAs: 81.9%) and 46.4% engaged in wrong practices ( @entity497 :  57.3%; CBAs: 33.7%). @entity497 were more likely to indulge in wrong practices than CBAs  (OR = 2.22, 95% CI = 1.03, 4.79). CONCLUSION: Primary Health Workers in Ibadan had poor knowledge and engaged in wrong  practices about @entity4837 . The needs to organise regular training programmes were emphasised.

Primary health workers' knowledge and practices relating to XXXX in Ibadan, Nigeria.

@entity4837 :: ('MESH:D007567', 'Disease') :: ['NNJ', 'neonatal jaundice'] @entity497 :: ('MESH:D003147', 'Disease') :: ['community health workers', 'CHWs'] @entity109 :: ('MESH:D010634', 'Chemical') :: ['phenobarbitone'] @entity1443 :: ('MESH:D000082', 'Chemical') :: ['paracetamol'] @entity413 :: ('MESH:D005947', 'Chemical') :: ['glucose']
@entity4837 :: (MESH:D007567,Disease) :: ['neonatal jaundice']
