Journal article
Low knowledge of newborn danger signs among pregnant women in Papua New Guinea and implications for health seeking behaviour in early infancy – findings from a longitudinal study
D Eghrari, MJL Scoullar, AN Wilson, E Peach, A Elijah, P Melepia, H SupSup, LM Vallely, PM Siba, EC Kennedy, JP Vogel, CSE Homer, LJ Robinson, FJI Fowkes, W Pomat, BS Crabb, JG Beeson, CJ Morgan
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth | Published : 2023
Abstract
Background: Globally, 2.5 million babies die in the first 28 days of life each year with most of these deaths occurring in low- and middle-income countries. Early recognition of newborn danger signs is important in prompting timely care seeking behaviour. Little is known about women’s knowledge of newborn danger signs in Papua New Guinea. This study aims to assess this knowledge gap among a cohort of women in East New Britain Province. Methods: This study assessed knowledge of newborn danger signs (as defined by the World Health Organization) at three time points from a prospective cohort study of women in East New Britain Province, factors associated with knowledge of danger signs after chi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This work was funded by the Burnet Institute with philanthropic support provided by numerous private and business donors in Australia and PNG, including the Bank South Pacific Community Grant, the June Canavan Foundation, Gras Foundation, Finkel Foundation, Chrysalis Foundation and the Stewart-Naylor Fund. Several authors receive funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia (Senior Research Fellowship to JGB and Program Grant to JGB and BSC, Career Development Fellowships to FJIF and LJR, Early Career Fellow-ship to LMV, Postgraduate Research Scholarship to CM. MJLS received a Basser Research Entry Scholarship from the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Foundation (2018 and 2020). The Burnet Institute is supported by an Operational Infrastructure Grant from the State Government of Victoria, Australia, and the Independent Research Institutes Infrastructure Support Scheme of the NHMRC of Australia. The funders had no role in study design, implementation or analysis, or the decision to publish.