Prevalence and factors associated with vitamin K prophylaxis utilization among neonates in rural Ethiopia in 2016

Abstract Background Neonatal Mortality Ratio (NMR) could not be reversed sufficiently in Ethiopia in the last couple of years. Neonatal bleeding is one of the major causes of neonatal deaths. Administration of vitamin K prophylaxis at birth is the proven strategy to reduce neonatal death which can b...

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Main Authors: Berhan Tsegaye Negash, Yitateku Alelgn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-06-01
Series:BMC Pediatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03428-6