ArticleAfrican health sciences2017
Delivery practices, hygiene, birth attendance and neonatal infections in Karamoja, Uganda: a community-based study.
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- Village-level surveillance of neonatal disease with integrated real-time dashboards and quality-control in Uganda.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026Article
- 'Quality assessment of infection control measures in delivery points in a tribal district of Maharashtra' - An observational study.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Determinants of clean birthing practices in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2020Article
- Association between umbilical cord hygiene and neonatal sepsis among neonates presenting to a primary care facility in Nairobi County, Kenya: a case-control study.F1000Research · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundDrawing attention to home birth conditions and subsequent neonatal infections is a key starting point to reducing neonatal morbidity which are a main cause of mortality in sub-Saharan Africa.
objectivesTo determine the proportion of respiratory, ophthalmic, and diarrhoeal infections in neonates; the proportion of mothers of neonates, following clean delivery practices; and to explore existing community practices during delivery and the neonatal period.
methodsA descriptive, cross-sectional, exploratory study, including 10 questionnaires and five Key-Informant interviews, in rural Karamoja, Uganda.
resultsPost-delivery razor blade and string use was 90%, but clean delivery surface use only 30%, while 90% obtained bathing water for neonates from boreholes. No mothers washed hands after latrine-related activities compared with 83% for food-related activities. None delivered in health centres or with skilled birth attendants. Respiratory infections occurred in eight neonates, compared to two ophthalmic infections, and no diarrhoea.
conclusionUse of clean delivery surfaces needs to be improved as well as washing after latrine-related activities. Diarrhoea was far less common than expected. Since rural Mother-Infant pairs spend the majority of their post-delivery time around the homestead, hygiene impacts neonatal infections to a large degree, possibly even more so than delivery practices.
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