ArticleISRN pediatrics2012
Neonatal deaths in rural southern Tanzania: care-seeking and causes of death.
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- Place of death, care-seeking and care pathway progression in the final illnesses of children under five years of age in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Journal of global health · 2019Pooled it
- Effectiveness of a Home-Based Counselling Strategy on Neonatal Care and Survival: A Cluster-Randomised Trial in Six Districts of Rural Southern Tanzania.PLoS medicine · 2015Trial
- Thermal care for newborn babies in rural southern Tanzania: a mixed-method study of barriers, facilitators and potential for behaviour change.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2014Trial
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- Evaluation of a Neonatal Resuscitation Training Programme for Healthcare Professionals in Zanzibar, Tanzania: A Pre-post Intervention Study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2021Article
- Knowledge of Neonatal Danger Signs and Associated Factors Among Mothers of <6 Months Old Child in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of women's health · 2020Article
- Parents' Knowledge of Danger Signs and Health Seeking Behavior in Newborn and Young Infant Illness in Tiro Afeta District, Southwest Ethiopia: A Community-based Study.Ethiopian journal of health sciences · 2018Article
- Improving institutional childbirth services in rural Southern Tanzania: a qualitative study of healthcare workers' perspective.BMJ open · 2016Article
- The reliability of a newborn foot length measurement tool used by community volunteers to identify low birth weight or premature babies born at home in southern Tanzania.BMC public health · 2014Article
- Quality of neonatal healthcare in Kilimanjaro region, northeast Tanzania: learning from mothers' experiences.BMC pediatrics · 2013Article
- A rapid assessment of the quality of neonatal healthcare in Kilimanjaro region, northeast Tanzania.BMC pediatrics · 2012Article
- Taken to Health Care Provider or Not, Under-Five Children Die of Preventable Causes: Findings from Cross-Sectional Survey and Social Autopsy in Rural India.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social MedicineArticle
- Maternal Health Care Seeking Behavior for Neonatal Danger Signs and Associated Factors Among Post-Partum Mothers in Southeast Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
Introduction. We report cause of death and care-seeking prior to death in neonates based on interviews with relatives using a Verbal Autopsy questionnaire. Materials and Methods. We identified neonatal deaths between 2004 and 2007 through a large household survey in 2007 in five rural districts of southern Tanzania. Results. Of the 300 reported deaths that were sampled, the Verbal Autopsy (VA) interview suggested that 11 were 28 days or older at death and 65 were stillbirths. Data was missing for 5 of the reported deaths. Of the remaining 219 confirmed neonatal deaths, the most common causes were prematurity (33%), birth asphyxia (22%) and infections (10%). Amongst the deaths, 41% (90/219) were on the first day and a further 20% (43/219) on day 2 and 3. The quantitative results matched the qualitative findings. The majority of births were at home and attended by unskilled assistants. Conclusion. Caregivers of neonates born in health facility were more likely to seek care for problems than caregivers of neonates born at home. Efforts to increase awareness of the importance of early care-seeking for a premature or sick neonate are likely to be important for improving neonatal health.
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