A large cross-sectional community-based study of newborn care practices in southern Tanzania.

A large cross-sectional community-based study of newborn care practices in southern Tanzania.

Despite recent improvements in child survival in sub-Saharan Africa, neonatal mortality rates remain largely unchanged. This study aimed to determine the frequency of delivery and newborn-care practices in southern Tanzania, where neonatal mortality is higher than the national average. All household...

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Main Authors: Suzanne Penfold, Zelee Hill, Mwifadhi Mrisho, Fatuma Manzi, Marcel Tanner, Hassan Mshinda, David Schellenberg, Joanna R M Armstrong Schellenberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3006340?pdf=render

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