ArticleNigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical Association
A Review of Neonatal Tetanus Seen in Rasheed Shekoni Specialist Hospital, Dutse, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
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Background: Neonatal tetanus is a major contributor of neonatal mortality in developing countries. The study was aimed to identify the prevalence, routes and mortality rate among newborns with tetanus admitted to the Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) of Rasheed Shekoni Specialist Hospital (RSSH), Dutse Jigawa State, Nigeria. Methodology: The study was a retrospective hospital-based. Neonates less than one month old, with a diagnosis of tetanus and who were admitted into SCBU from January 2016 to December 2018 were included. Their medical records were retrieved and analyzed. Data were analysed using SPSS version 16. Ethical clearance was obtained from RSSH. Results: There were 36 cases of neonatal tetanus admitted over the 3 years under review. This represented 4.30% of the total admission into the unit in the same period. Thirty cases (83.33%) had complete record for analysis. There were 20(66.7%) males, while male: female ratio was 2:1. The age range was 6 to 22 days, and mean age of 10.70±4.69 days. Only 28.6% of the mothers received tetanus toxoids during antenatal care. The major route of entry was traditional uvulectomy (80.0%).Twelve (40.0%) babies were discharged home. Mortality rate was 53.3%. Conclusion: Traditional uvulectomy is the major route of entry for neonatal tetanus. The mortality rate is still high.
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