Newborn Care in the Home and Health Facility: Formative Findings for Intervention Research in Cambodia
Global coverage and scale up of interventions to reduce newborn mortality remains low, though progress has been achieved in improving newborn survival in many low-income settings. An important factor in the success of newborn health interventions, and moving to scale, is appropriate design of commun...
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doaj-177d361bb3a14167819a0eaa84c1def72020-11-24T21:13:34ZengMDPI AGHealthcare2227-90322016-12-01449410.3390/healthcare4040094healthcare4040094Newborn Care in the Home and Health Facility: Formative Findings for Intervention Research in CambodiaAlessandra N. Bazzano0Leah Taub1Richard A. Oberhelman2Chivorn Var3Department of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane School Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USADepartment of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane School Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USADepartment of Global Community Health and Behavioral Sciences, Tulane School Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, LA 70112, USAReproductive Health Association of Cambodia, P.O. Box 905, Phnom Penh, CambodiaGlobal coverage and scale up of interventions to reduce newborn mortality remains low, though progress has been achieved in improving newborn survival in many low-income settings. An important factor in the success of newborn health interventions, and moving to scale, is appropriate design of community-based programs and strategies for local implementation. We report the results of formative research undertaken to inform the design of a newborn health intervention in Cambodia. Information was gathered on newborn care practices over a period of three months using multiple qualitative methods of data collection in the primary health facility and home setting. Analysis of the data indicated important gaps, both at home and facility level, between recommended newborn care practices and those typical in the study area. The results of this formative research have informed strategies for behavior change and improving referral of sick infants in the subsequent implementation study. Collection and dissemination of data on newborn care practices from settings such as these can contribute to efforts to advance survival, growth and development of newborns for intervention research, and for future newborn health programming.http://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/4/4/94neonatequalitative researchSoutheast Asia |
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Newborn Care in the Home and Health Facility: Formative Findings for Intervention Research in Cambodia |
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Newborn Care in the Home and Health Facility: Formative Findings for Intervention Research in Cambodia |
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Newborn Care in the Home and Health Facility: Formative Findings for Intervention Research in Cambodia |
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Newborn Care in the Home and Health Facility: Formative Findings for Intervention Research in Cambodia |
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Newborn Care in the Home and Health Facility: Formative Findings for Intervention Research in Cambodia |
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newborn care in the home and health facility: formative findings for intervention research in cambodia |
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Global coverage and scale up of interventions to reduce newborn mortality remains low, though progress has been achieved in improving newborn survival in many low-income settings. An important factor in the success of newborn health interventions, and moving to scale, is appropriate design of community-based programs and strategies for local implementation. We report the results of formative research undertaken to inform the design of a newborn health intervention in Cambodia. Information was gathered on newborn care practices over a period of three months using multiple qualitative methods of data collection in the primary health facility and home setting. Analysis of the data indicated important gaps, both at home and facility level, between recommended newborn care practices and those typical in the study area. The results of this formative research have informed strategies for behavior change and improving referral of sick infants in the subsequent implementation study. Collection and dissemination of data on newborn care practices from settings such as these can contribute to efforts to advance survival, growth and development of newborns for intervention research, and for future newborn health programming. |
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neonate qualitative research Southeast Asia |
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