Determinants of clean birthing practices in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Infection is a leading cause of maternal and newborn mortality in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Clean birthing practices are fundamental to infection prevention efforts, but these are inadequate in LMIC. This scoping study reviews the literature on studies that describe determinants of clean birthing practices of healthcare workers or mothers during the perinatal period in LMIC. METHODS:We reviewed literature published between January 2000 and February 2018 providing information on behaviour change interventions, behaviours or behavioural determinants during the perinatal period in LMIC. Following a multi-stage screening process, we extracted key data manually from studies. We mapped identified determinants according to the COM-B behavioural framework, which posits th

SUBMITTER: Esteves Mills J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7195776 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature