Primary healthcare worker knowledge related to prenatal and immediate newborn care; a cross sectional study in Masindi, Uganda Institute of Tropical Medicine Ghent University
BACKGROUND: Global neonatal mortality remains unacceptably high. Health workers who attend to prenatal and postnatal mothers need to be knowledgeable in preventive and curative care for pregnant women and their newborn babies. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge related to prenatal and immediate newborn care among primary healthcare workers in Masindi, Uganda.
METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Interviews ...