Survive and Thrive: Outcomes of Children Enrolled in a Follow-Up Clinic for Small and Sick Newborns in Rural Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Children born small or sick are at risk of death and poor development, but many lack access to preventative follow-up services. We assessed the impact of Pediatric Development Clinics (PDC), which provide structured follow-up after discharge from hospital neonatal care units, on children's survival, nutrition and development in rural Rwanda.

Methods

This quasi-experimental study compared a historic control group to children receiving PDC in Kayonza and Kirehe districts. Study populations in both districts included children born preterm or with birthweight < 2000 g and discharged alive. Kirehe additionally included children with hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE). Home-based cross-sectional surveys were conducted in Kayonza among children with expected chronol

SUBMITTER: Nshimyiryo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11641708 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature