Newborn Care Practices among Adolescent Mothers in Hoima District, Western Uganda.

Adolescent childbearing remains a major challenge to improving neonatal mortality especially in Sub Saharan countries which are still struggling with high neonatal mortality rates. We explored essential newborn care practices and associated factors among adolescent mothers in Western Uganda.Data wer...

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Main Authors: Lydia Kabwijamu, Peter Waiswa, Vincent Kawooya, Christine K Nalwadda, Monica Okuga, Elizabeth L Nabiwemba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5113955?pdf=render