Newborn technology use in low-resource settings: the role of health professionals' communication in implementation.

ABSTRACT: Neonatal deaths remain a critical public health challenge in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Kenya. Affordable technologies such as Comprehensive Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) and phototherapy machines can reduce neonatal mortality and are used in these settings. However, their introduction and implementation in resource-constrained health system contexts are poorly understood. This study investigates how communication among health professionals influences decisions to use CPAP and phototherapy devices in Kenyan newborn units. Using a focused ethnographic approach, we conducted unstructured non-participatory observations, semistructured interviews, and document reviews in two newborn units in level five Kenyan referral hospitals. The study participants were all h

SUBMITTER: Ngaiza GK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12605805 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature