Umbilical Cord Care Practices and Incidence of Febrile Illnesses in the First Month of Life among Newborns- A Population Based Study
| Autor: | Osuorah D. I. Chidiebere, Ekwochi Uchenna, Onah K. Stanley, E Ebruke Bernard |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Environmental Engineering business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) media_common.quotation_subject Developing country Social class Umbilical cord Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Population based study medicine.anatomical_structure Hygiene medicine Risk factor business Socioeconomic status media_common |
| Zdroj: | British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research. 5:1422-1430 |
| ISSN: | 2231-0614 |
| DOI: | 10.9734/bjmmr/2015/14056 |
| Popis: | Background: Infection accounts for 13% of the approximately three million newborns deaths that occur globally every year. Poor umbilical cord hygiene in the first week of life is a well documented risk factor that increases the likelihood of neonatal infections. To curb this trend in developing countries, the World health Organization in 2013 enlisted the use of antiseptic solution as an essential medicine for cord care. Aim: This study aims to describe umbilical cord care practices among mothers in Nigeria and its association with development of fever in newborns in the first month of life. Methods: This is a population based descriptive study using nationally representative data from the 2013 edition of the Nigeria Demographic and Health survey (NDHS). For this study, 12113 |
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