Effectiveness of 4% chlorhexidine umbilical cord care on neonatal mortality in Southern Province, Zambia (ZamCAT): a cluster-randomised controlled trial

• Main Authors: Katherine E A Semrau, PhD (Author), Julie Herlihy, MD (Author), Caroline Grogan, MSc (Author), Kebby Musokotwane, MD (Author), Kojo Yeboah-Antwi, MBChB (Author), Reuben Mbewe, MMed (Author), Bowen Banda, MDM (Author), Chipo Mpamba, DipDM (Author), Fern Hamomba, ZRM (Author), Portipher Pilingana, BSc (Author), Andisen Zulu, BA (Author), Pascalina Chanda-Kapata, PhD (Author), Godfrey Biemba, MBChB (Author), Prof. Donald M Thea, MD (Author), William B MacLeod, ScD (Author), Prof. Jonathon L Simon, DSc (Author), Prof. Davidson H Hamer, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Chlorhexidine umbilical cord washes reduce neonatal mortality in south Asian populations with high neonatal mortality rates and predominantly home-based deliveries. No data exist for sub-Saharan African populations with lower neonatal mortality rates or mostly facility-based deliveries....