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    Magnitude and associated factors of kangaroo mother care among postpartum mothers in Endamekoni Woreda in Tigray north Ethiopia 2024.
    (Mekelle University, 2025-05-25) Workie Yihun
    Background: Kangaroo mother care is the skin to skin contact of preterm or LBW infants in continuous and prolonged (8–24 hours per day. Infant mortality remains a major public health dilemma that disproportionally affects low-income countries. In Ethiopia 46.4% of eligible newborns received KMC in the first years. KMC coverage in the country remained low and its implementation was largely limited to specialized hospitals located in Ethiopia's major cities in the first consecutive years of its inception. Objective: To assess the magnitude and associated factors of kangaroo mother care among postpartum mothers in Endamekoni woreda in 2024. Methods: A Cross-sectional study design was used to assess the Magnitude and associated factors of kangaroo mother care among postpartum mothers in Endamekoni woreda in 2023.A Simple random sampling technique was used to select the required sample. Sample size was determined by single population proportion formula and a total of 321 was used .Pretested structure questioners was used by trained diploma nurse’s data collectors to collect the required information. The magnitude of kangaroo mother care was measured by dichotomous in to (Yes/No). The collected data was presented in the ways of narration, graphs, frequencies and percentages. Binary logistic regression was employed to generate reports based on the data. Level of significance was declared at p-value < 0.05. Result: The sample has a mean age of 28.76 years, with most mothers aged between 22.5 and 35. The mean monthly income is 2892.88, indicating income disparity. Most respondents are married (56.7%), with 32.2% single. Over half are illiterate (55.7%), with only 4.3% having college-level education or above. The majority of participants live in rural areas (95%), with only 5% in urban settings. This study revealed that, 63.5% (58.1% and 68.6%) has good KMC practice. Marriage significantly increases the likelihood of practicing good KMC practices, while having a college education decreases it, suggesting that individuals with higher education are less likely to engage in such practices. Conclusion and Recommendations: The study found low Kangaroo Mother Care practice among participants. Improving maternal and infant health outcomes requires support for single mothers, educational interventions, targeted training for healthcare providers, awareness of KMC benefits, and access to family planning and immunization services. Local health departments, community organizations, NGOs, and public health agencies should enhance support systems for single and divorced mothers by developing community-based programs, promoting KMC through tailored awareness campaigns, training healthcare providers, improving access to family planning services, and promoting KMC regardless of the child's health status. .