Understanding the challenges to caring for low birthweight babies in rural southern Malawi: a qualitative study exploring caregiver and health worker perceptions and experiences

BACKGROUND: Low birthweight (LBW) babies account for >80% of neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and those who survive the neonatal period are still at risk of detrimental outcomes. LBW is a major public health problem in Malawi and strongly contributes to the country’s high n...

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Autores principales: Koenraads, Marianne, Phuka, John, Maleta, Kenneth, Theobald, Sally, Gladstone, Melissa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5656136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29082008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000301

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5656136/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29082008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000301

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