Prevalence, Factors Associated and Treatment Outcome of Hyperbilirubinaemia in Neonates Admitted to St Francis Hospital, Nsambya, Uganda: A Descriptive Study(Article)
With targeted management of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia in high-income countries, there has been a drastic drop in both the prevalence and mortality. On the contrary, over two-thirds of the global burden of neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is in Sub-saharan Africa and South East Asia with a high mortality risk of 16-35%. Neonatal hyperbilirubinaemia is not a leading global cause of neonatal mortality, however leads to irreversible neurological damage and death when managed poorly. Three-quarters of the babies admitted to the national referral hospital in Uganda had significant hyperbilirubinaremia; 16.6% of these babies died. We aimed at determining the prevalence, treatment outcome and describing factors associated with hyperbilirubinaemia in neonates admitted to St Francis hospital, Nsambya.
Authoured by: Charles Namisi Patrick
Academic units: Mother Kevin Post Graduate Medical School