Neonatal hypothermia in Northern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the prevalence, predictors and case fatality risk of hypothermia among neonates in Lira district, Northern Uganda.

Setting

Three subcounties of Lira district in Northern Uganda.

Design

This was a community-based cross-sectional study nested in a cluster randomised controlled trial.

Participants

Mother-baby pairs enrolled in a cluster randomised controlled trial. An axillary temperature was taken during a home visit using a lithium battery-operated digital thermometer.

Primary and secondary outcomes

The primary outcome measure was the prevalence of hypothermia. Hypothermia was defined as mild if the axillary temperature was 36.0°C to <36.5°C, moderate if the temperature was 32.0°C to <36.0°C and severe hypothermia if the temperature

SUBMITTER: Mukunya D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7880091 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature