"We shall count it as a part of kyogero": acceptability and considerations for scale up of single dose chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in Central Uganda

• Main Authors: David Mukunya (Author), Marte E. S. Haaland (Author), James K. Tumwine (Author), Grace Ndeezi (Author), Olive Namugga (Author), Josephine Tumuhamye (Author), Halvor Sommerfelt (Author), Joseph Rujumba (Author), Thorkild Tylleskar (Author), Karen Marie Moland (Author), Victoria Nankabirwa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cleansing the umbilical cord with chlorhexidine reduces neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in communities where newborn deaths and home births are common. As a result, the World Health Organization and national authorities are advocating the scale up of this intervent...