Local perceptions, cultural beliefs and practices that shape umbilical cord care: A qualitative study in Southern Province, Zambia

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 11, 2013, Pages

  Herlihy, Julie M ^a,b   Shaikh, Affan ^a   Mazimba, Arthur ^c   Gagne, Natalie ^d   Grogan, Caroline ^a   Mpamba, Chipo ^c   Sooli, Bernadine ^c   Simamvwa, Grace ^c   Mabeta, Catherine ^c   Shankoti, Peggy ^c   Messersmith, Lisa ^a   Semrau, Katherine ^a   Hamer, Davidson H ^a,b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development   (Zambia)

^d Agha Khan Development Network   (Mali)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BABY POWDER; CHARCOAL; CHLORHEXIDINE; EDIBLE OIL; FUEL OIL; LUBRICATING AGENT; PETROLATUM; SKIN PROTECTIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL VALUE; DRY CORD CARE; DUST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GRANDMOTHER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOME DELIVERY; HUMAN; LAVAGE; MALE; MANURE; MOTHER; NEWBORN CARE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PARENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RAZOR BLADE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UMBILICAL CORD CARE; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ZAMBIA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHLORHEXIDINE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; UMBILICAL CORD; ZAMBIA;

EID: 84892391453     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079191     Document Type: Article

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