Mixed-method study to assess the feasibility, acceptability and early effectiveness of the Hospital to Home programme for follow-up of high-risk newborns in a rural district of Central Uganda: a study protocol
| Autor: | Beatrice Niyonshaba, Heidi Nakamura, Peter Waiswa, Madeline Vaughan, Mohan Paudel, Brooke Magnusson, Margaret Seela, Josephine Nakakande, James Nyonyintono, Paul Mubiri, Joyce Nankabala, Moses Ssekidde, Kimber Haddix-McKay, Cornety Nakiganda, Daniel Kabugo, Cally J Tann, Benjamin J. S. al-Haddad, Christine Otai |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
030231 tropical medicine Global Health quality in health care 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Informed consent Pregnancy Health care medicine neonatal intensive & critical care Humans Uganda 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Health policy Descriptive statistics business.industry Infant Newborn Infant health policy General Medicine Hospitals Family medicine Cohort Medicine Feasibility Studies Female Thematic analysis business Breast feeding Historical Cohort community child health Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Open BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 3 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2044-6055 |
| Popis: | IntroductionA follow-up programme designed for high-risk newborns discharged from inpatient newborn units in low-resource settings is imperative to ensure these newborns receive the healthiest possible start to life. We aim to assess the feasibility, acceptability and early outcomes of a discharge and follow-up programme, called Hospital to Home (H2H), in a neonatal unit in central Uganda.Methods and analysisWe will use a mixed-methods study design comparing a historical cohort and an intervention cohort of newborns and their caregivers admitted to a neonatal unit in Uganda. The study design includes two main components. The first component includes qualitative interviews (n=60 or until reaching saturation) with caregivers, community health workers called Village Health Team (VHT) members and neonatal unit staff. The second component assesses and compares outcomes between a prospective intervention cohort (n=100, born between July 2019 and September 2019) and a historical cohort (n=100, born between July 2018 and September 2018) of infants. The historical cohort will receive standard care while the intervention cohort will receive standard care plus the H2H intervention. The H2H intervention comprises training for healthcare workers on lactation, breast feeding and neurodevelopmentally supportive care, including cue-based feeding, and training to caregivers on recognition of danger signs and care of their high-risk infants. Infants and their families receive home visits until 6 months of age, or longer if necessary, by specially trained VHTs. Quantitative data will be analysed using descriptive statistics and regression analysis. All results will be stratified by cohort group. Qualitative data will be analysed guided by Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis technique.Ethics and disseminationThis study protocol was approved by the relevant Ugandan ethics committees. All participants will provide written informed consent. We will disseminate through peer-reviewed publications and key stakeholders and public engagement.Trial registration numberISRCTN51636372; Pre-result. |
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