Open Access<p>Preterm Neonatal Mortality and Its Determinants at a Tertiary Hospital in Western Uganda: A Prospective Cohort Study</p>
Author(s) -
Walufu Ivan Egesa,
Richard Justin Odong,
Peters Kalubi,
Enedina Arias Ortiz Yamile,
Daniel Atwine,
Munanura Turyasiima,
Gloria Kiconco,
Melvis Bernis Maren,
Martin Nduwimana,
Robinson Ssebuufu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1179-9927
DOI - 10.2147/phmt.s266675
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory distress , pediatrics , gestational age , prospective cohort study , perinatal asphyxia , obstetrics , neonatal intensive care unit , asphyxia , logistic regression , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
Prematurity contributes greatly to the neonatal mortality burden in sub-Saharan Africa. This study evaluated the proportion of preterm neonatal death, medical conditions at admission, and determinants of mortality of preterm neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a tertiary hospital in Western Uganda.