PRIORITIZING NEWBORN CARE FACTORS IN COMMUNITY PRACTICES AMONG MOTHERS USING TOPSIS METHOD

Health and survival of the Newborn is depends on the care, given to them. Although care of Newborn is very essential element in reducing child mortality, it often receives less than optimum attention. The world has been committed to improve newborn health. Current global evaluations confirm that commitment to improving newborn health makes meaningful socioeconomic contribution. Many other reasons related to newborn's health why they have been neglected and why the huge mortality rates and neonatal deaths are unseen and undocumented.The primary objective of this paper is to prioritizing newborn care factors among mothers using TOPSIS method. The period for assessment of community practices among mothers was from 2013 to 2015 and results indicate each newborn care factor and their prioritizing ranking.