Current Neonatal Skin Care Practices in Four African Sites
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Current Neonatal Skin Care Practices in Four African Sites.
Data for this study on skin care practices and emollient use in four African sites were collected using in-depth interviews, focus-group discussions and observations. Respondents were mothers, grandmothers, fathers, health workers, birth attendants and people selling skin-care products. Analysis included content and framework analyses.Emollient use was a normative practice in all sites, with fr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fmv053