Mothers who delivered birth a baby  Number Percentage
  Religion    
 Hindu 170 60.72
 Muslim 110 39.28
 Others 00 00.00
     
 Education of Mothers    
Illiterate 150 53.58
Up to  Primary 85 30.35
Up to High School 35 12.05
Intermediate and above 10 03.52
     
 Types of Family    
 Nuclear 180 64.28
 Joint 100 35.72
     
 Socio-economic Status    
 I 00 00.00
II 30 10.72
III 45 16.08
IV 110 39.28
V 95 33..92
     
 Practices at Home deliveries    
     
Place of delivery    
Home delivery 235 83.92
 Institutional delivery 42 16.08
     
If at Home, deliveries conducted by  delivery (N=235)    
Trained Birth Attendants 45 19.14
Untrained Birth Attendants 120 51.08
Don’t know 70 29.78
     
Methods used to cut cord at home delivery (N=235)    
 New blade 150 63.82
 Old blade/ Scissor, knife etc 50 21.28
Don’t know 35 14.90
     
Local application to the cord (N=235)    
 Povidine Iodine 15 06.38
 Tincture Iodine 05 02.13
 Turmeric powder with oil or Ghee 120 51.06
 Cold cream 10 04.26
Don’t know 85 36.17
Table 1: Socio-demographic Characteristics of the mothers (N=280).