Training programs to improve identification of sick newborns and care-seeking from a health facility in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Most neonatal deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Limited recommendations are available on the optimal personnel and training required to improve identification of sick newborns and care-seeking from a health facility. We conducted a scoping review to map the key components required to design an effective newborn care training program for community-based health workers (CBHWs) to improve identification of sick newborns and care-seeking from a health facility in LMICs.

Methods

We searched multiple databases from 1990 to March 2020. Employing iterative scoping review methodology, we narrowed our inclusion criteria as we became more familiar with the evidence base. We initially included any manuscripts that captured the concepts of "postnatal ca

SUBMITTER: Fung A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8670028 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature