Neonatal tetanus in 2001 at northern region
- Author:
Nguyen Thu Yen
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
neonatal tetanus
- MeSH:
Tetanus;
Diseases;
Patients;
Tetany
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2003;445(3):7-8
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The study on 2530 cases of neonatal death in the hospitals of 28 northern provinces showed 44 cases of neonatal tetanus, among them 33 deaths. The diseases distributed in 17/28 provinces with a highest incidence (of 1000 live born infants) in Lang Son province. The cases distributed only in 40/306 districts and over all months in the year. They occurred in ethnic minority mothers did not receive adequate vaccines and 94$ of diseases occurred by contagious tool to cut ombilical cordon (6% cut by bambo tool)
