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The effect of umbilical cord cleansing with chlorhexidine gel on neonatal mortality among the community births in South Sudan: a quasi-experimental study
INTRODUCTION: the use of chlorhexidine antiseptic gel for umbilical cord care in unhygienic settings has been shown to reduce infection and neonatal mortality in Asia, leading to the revision of WHO guidelines. However, few studies exist in the African context and none have been undertaken in confli...
Autores principales: | Draiko, Christopher Vunni, McKague, Kevin, Maturu, Judith Draleru, Joyce, Sitima |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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The African Field Epidemiology Network
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8033194/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33889244 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2021.38.78.21713 |
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