ArticleBMC pediatrics2020
Facilitating factors and barriers to accessibility and utilization of kangaroo mother care service among parents of low birth weight infants in Mangochi District, Malawi: a qualitative study.
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- Barriers and enablers of community-based Kangaroo Mother Care (cKMC) practice: a mixed methods systematic review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- What influences the implementation of kangaroo mother care? An umbrella review.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Pooled it
- A qualitative study to explore women's perceptions of pregnancy and antenatal care in Chizenga village, Chikwawa, Malawi.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of the kangaroo mother care in NICUs of high-income and low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Review
- Feasibility and acceptability of a novel biomedical device to prevent neonatal hypothermia and augment Kangaroo Mother Care in Kenya: Qualitative analysis of focus group discussions and key Informant Interviews.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- Sustaining extended Kangaroo mother care in stable low birthweight babies in NICU: a quality improvement collaborative of six centres of Karnataka.BMJ open quality · 2023Article
- Determinants of Kangaroo Mother Care Uptake for Small Babies Along the Health Facility to Community Continuum in Karnataka, India.Global health, science and practice · 2023Article
- The H-HOPE behavioral intervention plus Kangaroo Mother Care increases mother-preterm infant responsivity in Malawi: a prospective cohort comparison.BMC pediatrics · 2023Article
- Challenges Faced by Mothers Practicing Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) in a Resource-Limited Setting During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Insights From the Voices of Mothers of Preterm Babies and Their Suggested Solutions.Global pediatric health · 2023Article
- Re-envisioning Kangaroo Mother Care Implementation Through a Socioecological Model: Lessons From Malawi.Global health, science and practice · 2022Article
- A comparison of weight gain between HIV exposed uninfected and HIV unexposed uninfected infants who received KMC at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Article
- Facilitating factors and barriers to kangaroo mother care utilisation in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2021Article
- Tube Feeding Practices and Transition to Breastfeeding Experiences of Mothers of Preterm Infants at a Kangaroo Mother Care Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in South Africa.Global pediatric health · 2021Article
- Disparities in Kangaroo Care for Premature Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.Journal of developmental and behavioral pediatrics : JDBPArticle
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Abstract
backgroundKangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is one of the interventions widely used in low-income countries to manage Low Birth Weight Infants (LBWIs), a global leading cause of neonatal and child mortality. LBWI largely contributes to neonatal mortality in Malawi despite the country strengthening and implementing KMC, nationwide, to enhance the survival of LBWIs. This qualitative study aimed to assess the facilitating factors and barriers to accessibility and utilization of KMC service by the parent of low birth weight infants (PLBWIs) in Mangochi District, Malawi.
methodsTwo focused group discussions assessed factors facilitating and hindering the accessibility and utilization of KMC service were conducted in April 2018 that reached out to (N = 12) participants; (n:6) PLBWI practicing KMC at Mangochi district hospital (MDH) referred from four health facilities and (n:6) high-risk pregnant mothers (HRPMs) visiting antenatal care (ANC) clinic at MDH. The availability of KMC at MDH was assessed using KMC availability checklist. The study used purposive, convenient and simple random sampling to identify eligible participants. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the findings.
resultsSixteen themes emerged on facilitating factors and barriers to accessibility and utilization of KMC service by the PLBWIs. The identified themes included; availability of KMC providers, social factor (social support and maternal love), timing of KMC information, knowledge on KMC, health linkage systems, recognition of LBWIs, safety on the use of KMC, preference of LBWI's care practice, lived experience on KMC practice, KMC expert clients, perceived causes of LBWI births, cultural/traditional factors, religious beliefs, health-seeking behavior, women empowerment and quality of care.
conclusionsAlthough KMC was available in some of the health facilities, integration of KMC messages in ANC guidelines, community awareness and in sensitization of any health intervention may enhance KMC accessibility and utilization by the targeted population.
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