Postnatal infection surveillance by telephone in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: An observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Maternal and newborn infections are important causes of mortality but morbidity data from low- and middle-income countries is limited. We used telephone surveillance to estimate infection incidence and risk factors in women and newborns following hospital childbirth in Dar es Salaam.

Methods

We recruited postnatal women from two tertiary hospitals and conducted telephone interviews 7 and 28 days after delivery. Maternal infection (endometritis, caesarean or perineal wound, or urinary tract infection) and newborn infection (umbilical cord or possible severe bacterial infection) were identified using hospital case-notes at the time of birth and self-reported symptoms. Adjusted Cox regression models were used to assess the association between potential risk-factors

SUBMITTER: Woodd SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8248639 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature