title: Evaluation of Knowledge and Skills of Home Based Newborn Care among Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA).
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  We assessed the knowledge level and skills of trained ASHAs in providing home-based newborn Care.
  
  
  METHODS
  100 ASHAs from two talukas of Anand district of Gujarat participated. Knowledge was assessed using a structured questionnaire while certain skills were assessed through direct observation on mannequine.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean (SD) knowledge score of the participants was 16.7(3.16) out of 34. The skills were satisfactory in 52%, 61%, 43%, and 68% of ASHA workers for temperature measurement, hand washing, weight measurement and skin-to-skin care, respectively. Huge variability was observed in self reported field performance of ASHAs.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  knowledge and skills of Asha works in this region were inadequate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, *Pramukhswami Medical College and #Central Research Services, Charutar Arogya Mandal, Karamsad, Gujarat, India. Correspondence: Prof Somashekhar Nimbalkar, Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Pramukhswami Medical College, Karamsad-Anand, Gujarat 388 325. somu_somu@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Satvik C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Bansal
authors.forename: Somashekhar M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Nimbalkar
authors.forename: Nikhil A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Rishi S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Shrivastav
authors.forename: Ajay G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Phatak
mesh_terms: D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires