Neonatal tetanus in the south-eastern region of Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorErtem, M
dc.contributor.authorÇakmak, A
dc.contributor.authorSaka, G
dc.contributor.authorCeylan, A
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:08:08Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:08:08Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractNeonatal tetanus is an important health problem with an estimated 500 000 deaths per year worldwide, particularly in developing countries. We analysed 56 cases of neonatal tetanus (NNT), retrospectively, who were admitted to Diyarbakir Children State Hospital between 1994 and 2001. In 1998 an intervention in a childcare intensive unit was conducted, which included a nurse education programme, increasing the number of nurses and other health staff, and more qualified management of cases. The mean age of patients was 7.9 days at admission, and the male:female ratio was 1:6. Eleven per cent of the cases had body weight under 2500 g. The mean hospitalization period was 9.9 days. All patients were born at home without medical help and 28.6 per cent were from urban areas. The case fatality rate that was formerly 88.5 per cent, decreased to 53.6 per cent by the intervention conducted in 1998. Based on our findings, we can say that improved hospitalization conditions and intensive care may reduce mortality. Enforcing preventive policies both in rural and urban areas is of great importance in the least developed regions.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/tropej/50.5.297
dc.identifier.endpage300en_US
dc.identifier.issn0142-6338
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid15510762en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-5144220459en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage297en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1093/tropej/50.5.297
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/17217
dc.identifier.volume50en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000224386100008
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherOxford Univ Pressen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Tropical Pediatricsen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subject[No Keyword]en_US
dc.titleNeonatal tetanus in the south-eastern region of Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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