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SITUATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHILD HEALTH PRACTICES IN TIMOR-LESTE TAIS, 2006 KEY BEHAVIORS AND SUB-BEHAVIORS Key Behaviors Analyzed Mothers and other caregivers: Make a birth plan Deliver with a skilled attendant Make at least four prenatal visits Breastfeed exclusively for six months Give adequate complementary feeding from about 6-24 months with continued breastfeeding for at least two years Give appropriate nutritional care of sick and severely malnourish children Ensure adequate vitamin A intake for yourself and young children Ensure adequate iron intake for yourself and young children Purchase and use only iodized salt Obtain long-term treated bed nets and use them as recommended Minimize the exposure of babies and young children to smoke Treat mild illness at home and look for danger signs Take a child with one or more danger signs immediately to a trained health provider Ascertain understanding of providers’ treatment instructions and follow them completely Wash hands with soap and water after going to the bathroom or contacting feces, and before eating, feeding or cooking Safely dispose of the feces of all family members Treat water you are about to drink or use for cooking Bring children to immunization service delivery points at the ages (and with the correct intervals between doses) in the national schedule Health workers: Make patients/clients feel as comfortable as possible Give people essential information, confirm their understanding, and invite their questions NEONATAL HEALTH Key Behavior: Make a birth plan Participant group (caregivers, etc.): mothers, fathers, other family members, community at large EXISTING INFORMATION ON PRACTICES ANALYSIS BASED ON SITUATIONAL ASSESSMENT Sub-behaviors Current Practices Is this sub-behavior practiced?* Known barriers** Known motivations and supports*** Remaining Questions Discuss and reach agreement on where you will give birth, who will attend, what emergency signs are, and if you have one, where