Effectiveness of early essential newborn care implementation in four counties of western China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Neonatal survival is a public health concern globally. However, the regional disparity in neonatal mortality between rural counties of western China and urban areas of eastern provinces remains high. Early essential newborn care (EENC), recommended by World Health Organization, refers to a set of cost-effective interventions to improve neonatal health and development outcomes. In this study, we aimed to explore the effectiveness of EENC implementation in four counties of western China.

Methods

Pre- and post-intervention investigations were conducted in four selected EENC intervention counties and four control counties of four western provinces of China, from June to August 2017 and from December 2020 to April 2021 respectively. A mixed quantitative and qualitative

SUBMITTER: Wang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9494779 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature