Identifying and quantifying initial post-discharge needs for clinical review of sick, newborns in Kenya based on a large multi-site, retrospective cohort study
Almost half of surviving NBU infants have multiple specialty post-discharge follow-up needs. More urgent attention needs to be focused on healthcare planning now to guide strategies to address the varied medical and developmental needs that we outline in resource-constrained contexts like Kenya.
Authors
- Grace Irimu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2550-2026)
- Mike English (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7427-0826)
- Jalemba Aluvaala (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0851-3711)
- Esther Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5820-6111)
- John Wainaina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5593-1211)
Institutions
- Rush University Medical Center (US)
- University of Nairobi (KE)
- Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre (GB)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Pediatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fped.2024.1374629
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.22