Effectiveness of 4% chlorhexidine umbilical cord care on neonatal mortality in Southern Province, Zambia (ZamCAT): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Effectiveness of 4% chlorhexidine umbilical cord care on neonatal mortality in Southern Province, Zambia (ZamCAT): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

Background: Chlorhexidine umbilical cord washes reduce neonatal mortality in south Asian populations with high neonatal mortality rates and predominantly home-based deliveries. No data exist for sub-Saharan African populations with lower neonatal mortality rates or mostly facility-based deliveries....

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Main Authors: Katherine E A Semrau, PhD, Julie Herlihy, MD, Caroline Grogan, MSc, Kebby Musokotwane, MD, Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, MBChB, Reuben Mbewe, MMed, Bowen Banda, MDM, Chipo Mpamba, DipDM, Fern Hamomba, ZRM, Portipher Pilingana, BSc, Andisen Zulu, BA, Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, PhD, Godfrey Biemba, MBChB, Prof. Donald M Thea, MD, William B MacLeod, ScD, Prof. Jonathon L Simon, DSc, Prof. Davidson H Hamer, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X16302157

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