An integrated newborn care kit (iNCK) to save newborn lives and improve health outcomes in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Pakistan: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

An integrated newborn care kit (iNCK) to save newborn lives and improve health outcomes in Gilgit Baltistan (GB), Pakistan: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Ongoing high neonatal mortality rates (NMRs) represent a global challenge. In 2021, of the 5 million deaths reported worldwide for children under five years of age, 47% were newborns. Pakistan has one of the five highest national NMRs in the world, with an estimated 39 neonatal d...

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Main Authors: Sarah M. Abu Fadaleh, Lisa G. Pell, Muhammad Yasin, Daniel S. Farrar, Sher Hafiz Khan, Zachary Tanner, Shariq Paracha, Falak Madhani, Diego G. Bassani, Imran Ahmed, Sajid B. Soofi, Monica Taljaard, Rachel F. Spitzer, Zulfiqar A. Bhutta, Shaun K. Morris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-12-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Neonatal mortality
Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan
Newborn
Sepsis
Hypothermia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17322-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17322-y

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