Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of the Hospital to Home discharge and follow-up programme in rural Uganda: a mixed-methods intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Over 60% of premature infants are born in Africa or South Asia. Infants born early, small or who become sick after birth have a higher risk of death, poor growth and developmental impairments. Innovative interventions tailored for low- and middle-income countries are essential to help these newborns survive and develop optimally. This study evaluated the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of Hospital to Home (H2H), a discharge and follow-up programme for small and sick newborns in rural Uganda.

Methods

We compared two cohorts of high-risk hospitalised neonates in Uganda: a historical-comparison cohort receiving standard facility-based care and an intervention cohort that received the H2H programme, a hospital and community spanning package

SUBMITTER: Niyonshaba B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11822387 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature