Facilitating factors and barriers to accessibility and utilization of kangaroo mother care service among parents of low birth weight infants in Mangochi District, Malawi: a qualitative study

dc.contributor.authorMianda, Solange Z.
dc.contributor.authorMathias, Christina T.
dc.contributor.authorGinindza, Themba G.
dc.date.accessioned2021-01-07T06:50:41Z
dc.date.available2021-01-07T06:50:41Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractKangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is one of the interventions widely used in low-income countries to manage Low Birth Weight Infants (LBWIs), a global leading cause of neonatal and child mortality. LBWI largely contributes to neonatal mortality in Malawi despite the country strengthening and implementing KMC, nationwide, to enhance the survival of LBWIs. This qualitative study aimed to assess the facilitating factors and barriers to accessibility and utilization of KMC service by the parent of low birth weight infants (PLBWIs) in Mangochi District, Malawi. Methods: Two focused group discussions assessed factors facilitating and hindering the accessibility and utilization of KMC service were conducted in April 2018 that reached out to (N = 12) participants; (n:6) PLBWI practicing KMC at Mangochi district hospital (MDH) referred from four health facilities and (n:6) high-risk pregnant mothers (HRPMs) visiting antenatal care (ANC) clinic at MDH. The availability of KMC at MDH was assessed using KMC availability checklist. The study used purposive, convenient and simple random sampling to identify eligible participants.en_US
dc.identifier.citationMianda, S. Z. et al. (2020). Facilitating factors and barriers to accessibility and utilization of kangaroo mother care service among parents of low birth weight infants in Mangochi District, Malawi: a qualitative study. BMC Pediatrics, 20(1),s12887-020-02251-1en_US
dc.identifier.issn1471-2431
dc.identifier.uri10.1186/s12887-020-02251-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/5586
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringer Natureen_US
dc.subjectBarriersen_US
dc.subjectChallengesen_US
dc.subjectExperienceen_US
dc.subjectKangaroo mother care and facilitating factorsen_US
dc.subjectMalawien_US
dc.titleFacilitating factors and barriers to accessibility and utilization of kangaroo mother care service among parents of low birth weight infants in Mangochi District, Malawi: a qualitative studyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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