Mothers' cord care practices in an academic hospital in Kenya.

Background: Nearly 99% of neonatal deaths globally occur in low- and middle-income countries with about three-quarters of the neonatal deaths resulting from sepsis including those arising from cord infections. Thus, good cord care practices have the potential to reduce the neonatal deaths in low and middle-income countries such as Kenya.

Objective: Describe cord care practices of mothers in an academic hospital in Kenya.

Factors Associated With the Utilisation and Unmet Need for Modern Contraceptives Among Urban Women in Kenya: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Family planning (FP) is a key intervention in improving maternal and child health. Hence, we assessed the factors associated with utilisation and unmet need for modern contraceptives among urban women in Kenya. The study used pooled data on 10,474 women 15-49 years from the seven rounds of the performance monitoring for accountability surveys collected between 2014 and 2018.

Increasing utilisation of skilled attendants at birth in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review of interventions.

Background: Maternal mortality is a critical global public health concern, especially in low- and middle-income countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Although maternal mortality rates have declined by approximately 39% in sub-Saharan Africa over the last decade, maternal deaths during pregnancy and in childbirth remain high. Interventions to improve mothers' use of skilled birth attendants may decrease maternal mortality in sub-Saharan African countries.

Procedural Pain in Hospitalized Neonates in Kenya.

Purpose: The study was conducted to understand the nature and frequency of painful procedures and use of analgesia in neonatal units in Kenya.

Design And Methods: Descriptive prospective study was conducted in a regional Level I and a university-affiliated Level II neonatal unit in Western Kenya. Two hundred term and preterm neonates who were hospitalized during the first day of life were recruited.

Mothers' Perceptions about Pain in Hospitalized Newborn Infants in Kenya.

Purpose: Explore views of mothers about pain and pain treatment practices in hospitalized newborn infants.

Design And Methods: A Qualitative descriptive study using photo-elicitation technique was conducted in a level I and a level II neonatal units in Kenya. Fifteen semi-structured interviews were conducted with mothers of hospitalized infants.

Preceptor Knowledge on Preceptorship in an Academic Hospital in Kenya.

Background: Clinical preceptorship is critical for the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and attitudes in nursing care. Cardinal to the development of these competences is the preceptor's knowledge on preceptorship. In low-income countries, the responsibility of preceptorship rests with staff nurses whose knowledge on preceptorship is largely unknown.

Procedural pain in neonatal units in Kenya.

Objectives: To determine the nature and frequency of painful procedures and procedural pain management practices in neonatal units in Kenya.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Setting: Level I and level II neonatal units in Kenya.