We are facing some barriers: A qualitative study on the implementation of kangaroo mother care from the perspectives of healthcare providers.

Autor: Rahmatika QT; Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia., Aditya RS; Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia., Yusuf A; Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia., Almutairi RL; Department of Public Health, College of Public Health and Informatics, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia., Al Razeeni DM; Department of EMS, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., Kotijah S; Bina Sehat PPNI, Mojokerto, Indonesia., Sulistyorini A; Faculty of Sports Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Indonesia.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of public health in Africa [J Public Health Afr] 2022 Dec 07; Vol. 13 (Suppl 2), pp. 2412. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Dec 07 (Print Publication: 2022).
DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2022.2412
Abstrakt: Health systems at all levels are under pressure to provide comprehensive and high quality of care based on the best evidencebased interventions. The kangaroo mother care (KMC) is one way to care for Low Birth Weight babies (LBW) especially in developing country where the rates of preterm and LBW neonates are higher and the resources are limited. The purpose of this paper is to explore healthcare providers' perspectives of kangaroo mother care implementation in perinatology ward in the rural surgical hospital of East Java Province, Indonesia. We conducted an in-depth interviews to identify KMC implementations. Ten healthcare providers engaged with KMC were interviewed. Data was analyzed using a thematic analysis. Healthcare providers reported positives perceptions of KMC and acknowledged their important roles to give education. The barriers in implementing the KMC including the level of knowledge and the age of the mother of LBW babies. KMC as a method of treating LBW babies is effective intervention care of preterm and LBW babies. This research provides information regarding the need of supports from all levels in KMC implementation.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interest: The authors declare no potential conflict of interest.
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Databáze: MEDLINE