Missed opportunity for nasal continuous positive airway pressure in preterm neonates admitted at a tertiary-level hospital newborn unit in Kenya: a mixed method study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) is the most common complication of preterm neonates. It remains one of the major public health concerns that contribute to neonatal mortality and morbidity, especially in Africa, where 80% of neonatal mortality is estimated to be caused by preterm complications. Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP) ventilation is the preferred mode of RDS treatment. However, NCPAP is not easily accessible to every preterm neonate in low- and middle-income countries, and this is the case in Kenya.

Objectives

To determine the proportion of preterm neonates admitted to the newborn unit (NBU) at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), a tertiary referral hospital in Kenya, with a missed opportunity for NCPAP and to determine the barriers and

SUBMITTER: Kakibibi P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11751814 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature