Kangaroo mother care among hospitalised neonates: evaluation of the validity of duration measurement methods compared to observation linked to the OMWaNA trial in Uganda
Healthcare worker records provide a reasonably accurate estimate of KMC duration at the population level, supporting the integration of KMC indicators into national health information systems to facilitate monitoring and evaluation. The presence of a helper increases KMC duration, underscoring the need for research to identify strategies to increase family involvement.
Authors
- Cally J Tann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0131-4952)
- Charles Opondo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8155-4117)
- Isaac Sekitoleko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7951-5458)
- Moffat Nyirenda
- Melissa M. Medvedev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3457-8452)
- Joy Elizabeth Lawn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4573-1443)
- Victor Tumukunde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5113-0604)
Institutions
- University of London (GB)
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Uganda Virus Research Institute (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pediatrics
- Published
- 2025-04-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-025-05629-1
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.49
Funders
- Wellcome Trust
- Department of Health and Social Care
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Medical Research Council
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development