"The cord is the child": meanings and practices related to umbilical cord care in Central Uganda
Abstract Background Infections account for a quarter of all newborn deaths and the umbilical cord has been identified as a major route of newborn infections. Objective To explore the meanings and practices related to the umbilical cord among caretakers of newborns in central Uganda. Methods This was...
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Main Authors: | David Mukunya (Author), Marte E. S. Haaland (Author), James K. Tumwine (Author), Thorkild Tylleskar (Author), Victoria Nankabirwa (Author), Karen Marie Moland (Author) |
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2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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