Bundling, a Newly Identified Risk Factor for Neonatal Tetanus: Implications for Global Control | Zendy

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Bundling, a Newly Identified Risk Factor for Neonatal Tetanus: Implications for Global Control

Author(s) -

John M. Bennett,

Michael Schooley,

Hector Traverso,

S.Bano Agha,

J. Boring

Publication year - 1996

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/25.4.879

Subject(s) - neonatal tetanus , medicine , number needed to treat , odds ratio , population , risk factor , tribe , confidence interval , environmental health , relative risk , health services , pathology , sociology , anthropology

Bundling, which consists of wrapping an infant for prolonged periods in a sheepskin cover after dried cow dung is applied, is a common and apparently unique practice limited to the rural, mountainous regions of Northern Pakistan. The practice is initiated at various ages during the neonatal period. Its potential contribution to neonatal tetanus (NNT) had not been evaluated.

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