| "Social marketing" for early neonatal care: saving newborn lives in Pakistan. | |
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PMID: 20357556 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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According to the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund, developing countries carry a large share of neonatal mortality in the world. According to UNICEF, almost 450 newborn children die every hour, mostly from preventable causes. Restricted access to quality and hygienic delivery services and limited knowledge about handling the newborn aggravate the situation. South Asia, and Pakistan in particular, have reduced their child and infant mortality during the last decade; however, neonatal mortality still remains unacceptably high. There are multiple reasons, mainly related to practices and behaviours of communities and traditional birth attendants. Rural and poor populations suffer most in Pakistan, where three out of five deliveries still occur at home. Traditional community practices and conservative norms drastically affect neonatal health outcomes. Preventing sepsis at the umbilical cord, keeping the baby at the correct temperature after birth and early initiation of exclusive breastfeeding are three simple strategies or messages that need to be disseminated widely to prevent many neonatal mortalities and morbidities. Since inappropriate practices in handling newborns are directly linked with persistent and unremitting behaviours among health providers and the community at large, we suggest doing robust "social marketing" for saving newborn lives. The objective of the paper is to present a social-marketing strategy and a marketing mix that will help address and surmount actual barriers and promote alternative behaviours in early neonatal care. |
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Authors:
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Iram Ejaz; Babar Tasneem Shaikh |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: World health & population Volume: 11 ISSN: 1718-3340 ISO Abbreviation: World Health Popul Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-01 Completed Date: 2010-05-18 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 101307691 Medline TA: World Health Popul Country: Canada |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 17-23 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Health Systems Division, Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan. |
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Community Health Aides
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organization & administration* Delivery, Obstetric Humans Infant Mortality* Infant, Newborn Pakistan Patient Acceptance of Health Care Postnatal Care / organization & administration* Social Marketing* |
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