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

• Главные авторы: Nsibande Duduzile (Автор), Doherty Tanya (Автор), Ijumba Petrida (Автор), Tomlinson Mark (Автор), Jackson Debra (Автор), Sanders David (Автор), Lawn Joy (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2013-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...