Burden of disease and risk factors for mortality amongst hospitalized newborns in Nigeria and Kenya.
Helen M NabweraDingmei WangOlukemi O TongoPauline E A Andang'oIsa AbdulkadirChinyere V EzeakaBeatrice Nkolika EzenwaIretiola Bamikeolu FajoluZainab O ImamMartha K MwangomeDominic D UmoruAbimbola E AkindolireWalter OtienoGrace M NalwaAlison W TalbertIsmaela AbubakarNicholas D EmbletonStephen J Allennull nullPublished in: PloS one (2021)
Greater efforts are needed to address the very high burden of illnesses and mortality in hospitalized newborns in sub-Saharan Africa. Interventions need to address priority issues during pregnancy and delivery as well as in the newborn.