Effectiveness of a campaign to implement chlorhexidine use for newborns in rural Haiti
Abstract Background Chlorhexidine topical cord application is recommended to prevent umbilical cord infections in newborns delivered at home in low-resource settings. A community campaign introducing chlorhexidine for the first time in Haiti was developed. Traditional birth attendants (TBAs) were id...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Research Notes |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-017-3059-x |