Impact of secondary and tertiary neonatal interventions on neonatal mortality in a low- resource limited setting hospital in Uganda: a retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the impact of secondary and tertiary level neonatal interventions on neonatal mortality over a period of 11 years.

Design

Interrupted time series analysis.

Setting

Nsambya Hospital, Uganda.

Interventions

Neonatal secondary interventions (phase I, 2007-2014) and tertiary level interventions (phase II, 2015-2020).

Participants

Neonates.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Primary outcome: neonatal mortality.

Secondary outcome

case fatality rate (CFR) for prematurity, neonatal sepsis and asphyxia.

Results

During the study period, a total of 25 316 neonates were admitted, of which 1853 (7.3%) died. The average inpatient mortality reduced from 8.2% during phase I to 5.7% during phase II (p=0.001). The CFR for premat

SUBMITTER: Kirabira VN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9379481 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature