Authors :
James V.T. Tuckolon; Momo M. J Kollie; Sylvester O, Wheh
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 10 - October
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7374688
Abstract :
In 2013, NT was estimated to be responsible
for 49,000 deaths, mostly in rural areas of developing
countries where most births occurred at home and are
often attended by unskilled persons using unhygienic
practices without aseptic postnatal care.
Objective: The study aimed to determine risk factors for
neonatal tetanus admission at the Liberian Government
Hospital, Buchanan City, Grand Bassa County.
Methods: Aretrospective studydesign consisted of 53
neonates’ files checked or reviewed from January to
December 2021.With this, eleven (11) %6(n=53) of
neonates were admitted and diagnosed with neonatal
tetanus at the hospital during the period under view.
Results: The study found that home deliveries were the
most risk factors in the rural areas accounted for 67%(4)
(n=6)which might likely contribute to the neonatal
tetanus.District # 2 had the highest prevalence rate of
50%(3) (n=6) of neonatal tetanus admission.
Conclusion: Maternal TT uptake is very low at the rural
area than urban area and more home deliveries are
conducted in the rural areas which require stakeholder’s
intervention to mitigate the cases of NT in Grand Bassa
and Liberia at large.
Keywords :
Factors,Neonatal Tetanus, AdmissionCase Study, Liberian Government Hospital.
In 2013, NT was estimated to be responsible
for 49,000 deaths, mostly in rural areas of developing
countries where most births occurred at home and are
often attended by unskilled persons using unhygienic
practices without aseptic postnatal care.
Objective: The study aimed to determine risk factors for
neonatal tetanus admission at the Liberian Government
Hospital, Buchanan City, Grand Bassa County.
Methods: Aretrospective studydesign consisted of 53
neonates’ files checked or reviewed from January to
December 2021.With this, eleven (11) %6(n=53) of
neonates were admitted and diagnosed with neonatal
tetanus at the hospital during the period under view.
Results: The study found that home deliveries were the
most risk factors in the rural areas accounted for 67%(4)
(n=6)which might likely contribute to the neonatal
tetanus.District # 2 had the highest prevalence rate of
50%(3) (n=6) of neonatal tetanus admission.
Conclusion: Maternal TT uptake is very low at the rural
area than urban area and more home deliveries are
conducted in the rural areas which require stakeholder’s
intervention to mitigate the cases of NT in Grand Bassa
and Liberia at large.
Keywords :
Factors,Neonatal Tetanus, AdmissionCase Study, Liberian Government Hospital.
