Assessment of the uptake of neonatal and young infant referrals by community health workers to public health facilities in an urban informal settlement, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

• Main Authors: Nsibande Duduzile (Author), Doherty Tanya (Author), Ijumba Petrida (Author), Tomlinson Mark (Author), Jackson Debra (Author), Sanders David (Author), Lawn Joy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Globally, 40% of the 7.6 million deaths of children under five every year occur in the neonatal period (first 28 days after birth). Increased and earlier recognition of illness facilitated by community health workers (CHWs), coupled...