Using a common data platform to facilitate audit and feedback on the quality of hospital care provided to sick newborns in Kenya

M Maina, J Aluvaala, P Mwaniki, O Tosas-Auguet… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Essential interventions to reduce neonatal deaths that can be effectively delivered in
hospitals have been identified. Improving information systems may support routine …

[HTML][HTML] Improving in-patient neonatal data quality as a pre-requisite for monitoring and improving quality of care at scale: A multisite retrospective cohort study in …

T Tuti, J Aluvaala, D Chelangat, G Mbevi… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The objectives of this study were to (1) explore the quality of clinical data generated from
hospitals providing in-patient neonatal care participating in a clinical information network …

Assessment of neonatal care in clinical training facilities in Kenya

J Aluvaala, R Nyamai, F Were, A Wasunna… - Archives of disease in …, 2015 - adc.bmj.com
Objective An audit of neonatal care services provided by clinical training centres was
undertaken to identify areas requiring improvement as part of wider efforts to improve …

Nairobi Newborn Study: a protocol for an observational study to estimate the gaps in provision and quality of inpatient newborn care in Nairobi City County, Kenya

GAV Murphy, D Gathara, J Aluvaala, J Mwachiro… - BMJ open, 2016 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Progress has been made in Kenya towards reducing child mortality as part of
efforts aligned with the fourth Millennium Development Goal. However, little advancement …

[HTML][HTML] Quality of hospital care for sick newborns and severely malnourished children in Kenya: a two-year descriptive study in 8 hospitals

D Gathara, N Opiyo, J Wagai, S Ntoburi… - BMC health services …, 2011 - Springer
Background Given the high mortality associated with neonatal illnesses and severe
malnutrition and the development of packages of interventions that provide similar …

Neonatal mortality in Kenyan hospitals: a multisite, retrospective, cohort study

G Irimu, J Aluvaala, L Malla, S Omoke, M Ogero… - BMJ Global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Background Most of the deaths among neonates in low-income and middle-income
countries (LMICs) can be prevented through universal access to basic high-quality health …

Establishing a neonatal database in a tertiary hospital in Rwanda–an observational study

J Choi, F Urubuto, R Dusabimana… - Paediatrics and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Monitoring and evaluation is vital in the quest to improve the quality of care and
to reduce the morbidity and mortality of neonates in a resource-limited setting. Databases …

Improving the quality of neonatal data capture and clinical care at a tertiary-care hospital in Uganda through enhanced surveillance, training and mentorship

J Achan, H Wanzira, A Mpimbaza… - Paediatrics and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: Accurate documentation of neonatal morbidity and mortality is limited in many
countries in sub-Saharan Africa. This project aimed to establish a surveillance system for …

[HTML][HTML] Staged implementation of a two-tiered hospital-based neonatal care package in a resource-limited setting in Eastern Uganda

K Burgoine, J Ikiror, S Akol, M Kakai, S Talyewoya… - BMJ global …, 2018 - gh.bmj.com
Neonatal mortality remains a major global challenge. Most neonatal deaths occur in low-
income countries, but it is estimated that over two-thirds of these deaths could be prevented …

Electronic application to improve management of infections in low-income neonatal units: pilot implementation of the NeoTree beta app in a public sector hospital in …

H Gannon, S Chimhuya, G Chimhini… - BMJ open …, 2021 - bmjopenquality.bmj.com
There are 2. 4 million annual neonatal deaths worldwide. Simple, evidence-based
interventions such as temperature control could prevent approximately two-thirds of these …