Factors Influencing the Prevalence of Umbilical Cord Sepsis Among Newborn Babies at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital Naguru
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Scientific Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Health - Public Health, grade: 21.00, , course: Master of Public Health Thesis Research, language: English, abstract: Severe cord sepsis is one of the main causes of newborn deaths worldwide. It has been noted at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital in Naguru, Uganda, that there was a high prevalence of neonatal sepsis. A descriptive cross-sectional study research design was used to assess factors, prevalence and how it was influenced by associated factors at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital Naguru. Both quantitative and qualitative method...
Scientific Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Health - Public Health, grade: 21.00, , course: Master of Public Health Thesis Research, language: English, abstract: Severe cord sepsis is one of the main causes of newborn deaths worldwide. It has been noted at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital in Naguru, Uganda, that there was a high prevalence of neonatal sepsis. A descriptive cross-sectional study research design was used to assess factors, prevalence and how it was influenced by associated factors at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital Naguru. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used; a sample of 258 mothers of newborns and 4 key informants and records were used. The Statistical Package for Social Scientists (SPSS) and thematic content analysis methods were used for quantitative and qualitative data respectively. Parity was (UOR, 2.04, p-value, 0.001) attendance of cord care talk (UOR, 2.96, p-value, 0.04), knowledge about cord care (UOR, 2.07, p-value 0.003) were maternal factors influencing neonatal cord sepsis. Cultural and environmental factors; cord care at hospital (UOR, 1.05, p-value 0.008), and at home (UOR, 3.76, p-value 0.003), application of substances to the cord (UOR, 2.95, p-value 0.001), occasions for washing hands while caring for new born (UOR, 2.05, p-value 0.009), influencing prevalence of cord sepsis, the prevalence of cord sepsis was at (24.0%) and was positively influenced by associated factors. It was concluded that parity, attendance of cord care talk, knowledge and occasions for washing hands (Maternal factors), cord care at hospital and home, application of substances (Cultural factors) influenced cord sepsis, the prevalence was high and associated factors had a positive influence. The study recommended that health workers should increase health education talks about umbilical cord care.
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