Developing strategies to enhance implementation of early Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) guidelines in health care facilities in Edo State, Nigeria

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dc.contributor.advisorPhetlhu, Deliwe Rene
dc.contributor.authorEsewe, Roselynd Ejakhianghe
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-06T12:29:23Z
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-05T08:17:20Z
dc.date.available2018-08-06T12:29:23Z
dc.date.available2024-06-05T08:17:20Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.descriptionPhilosophiae Doctor - PhD (Nursing)
dc.description.abstractThe number of healthcare institutions that has embraced Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) as an effective and efficient method of neonatal care especially in Edo State, Nigeria has not multiplied even after more than a decade of its recommendation by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in 2003. Nigeria ranks seventh among the ten African countries where newborns have the highest risk of dying with over 700 newborn deaths per10, 000 live births. This is worrisome because Edo State is one of the 36 states in Nigeria that contribute about 6,700 neonatal deaths to the 255,500 mortality rate recorded in Nigeria annually. This has led to a concern about the knowledge and attitude of the key drivers in neonatal care of simplified methods aimed at reducing neonatal mortality despite previous training efforts. The development of a strategy to enhance the early implementation of the WHO KMC guidelines in all healthcare facilities across the state was therefore conceptualized. Strategies to increase implementation are considered important to the success of KMC because reducing neonatal mortality rate is contextual. This research aimed to explore and describe the application of the KMC guidelines by the nurses, administrators and parents of preterm infants in the care of premature babies and to develop strategies to enhance its early implementation in healthcare facilities in Edo State, Nigeria.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/16076
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of the Western Cape
dc.rights.holderUniversity of the Western Cape
dc.subjectHealthcare
dc.subjectNigeria
dc.subjectKangaroo Mother Care (KMC)
dc.subjectCultural practice
dc.subjectNeonatal care
dc.subjectWorld Health Organisation (WHO)
dc.subjectInfant mortality
dc.titleDeveloping strategies to enhance implementation of early Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) guidelines in health care facilities in Edo State, Nigeria

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