A qualitative study to explore the experience of parents of newborns admitted to neonatal care unit in rural Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal Care Units (NCUs) provide special care to sick and small newborns and help reduce neonatal mortality. For parents, having a hospitalized newborn can be a traumatic experience. In sub-Saharan Africa, there is limited literature about the parents' experience in NCUs.

Objective

Our study aimed to explore the experience of parents in the NCU of a rural district hospital in Rwanda.

Methods

A qualitative study was conducted with parents whose newborns were hospitalized in the Ruli District Hospital NCU from September 2018 to January 2019. Interviews were conducted using a semi-structured guide in the participants' homes by trained data collectors. Data were transcribed, translated, and then coded using a structured code book. All data were organized usin

SUBMITTER: Byiringiro S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8362984 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature