Facilitating factors and barriers to accessibility and utilization of kangaroo mother care service among parents of low birth weight infants in Mangochi District, Malawi: a qualitative study

Facilitating factors and barriers to accessibility and utilization of kangaroo mother care service among parents of low birth weight infants in Mangochi District, Malawi: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is one of the interventions widely used in low-income countries to manage Low Birth Weight Infants (LBWIs), a global leading cause of neonatal and child mortality. LBWI largely contributes to neonatal mortality in Malawi despite the country strengthenin...

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Main Authors: Christina T. Mathias, Solange Mianda, Themba G. Ginindza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
Subjects:
Barriers
Challenges
Experience
Kangaroo mother care and facilitating factors
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02251-1

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