Acute respiratory tract infection Paediatrics
Conditions
Interventions
Health education and practical demonstration of handwashing techniques
Placebo on postnatal care protocol
Sponsors
Haddy Tunkara Bah and Omar Manjang
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants were postnatal mothers who have neonates 0-28 days old Either in the neonatal ward or were attending infant welfare clinics in Brikama Health Center and Faji Kunda health facilities respectively. Mothers who are living within the catchment areas of western health regions one and two that are covered by these two facilities. All mothers (prim gravida, multi gravida and of any social background) with normal neonates were qualified to be enrolled in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Postnatal mothers who were excluded from this study were those who met the inclusion criteria but unfortunately have sick neonates. Also postnatal mothers with neonates who had genetics/congenital malformation conditions were also not included in this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Knowledge and practice of handwashing among mothers and neonatal infections during the pretest;Maternal hand washing practice | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| prevention of infectious diseases among neonates | — |
Countries
Gambia
Contacts
Public ContactHaddy Tunkara Bah
Senior Lecturer University of The Gambia
Outcome results
None listed