Effect of Community-Based Kangaroo Mother Care Package on Neonatal Mortality Among Preterm and Low Birthweight Infants in Rural Pakistan: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of Community-Based Kangaroo Mother Care Package on Neonatal Mortality Among Preterm and Low Birthweight Infants in Rural Pakistan: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Shabina Ariff
1
* , MBBS, FCPS ;
Atif Habib
2
* , PhD ;
Zahid Memon
2
, MPH ;
Tayyaba Arshad
2
, MSc ;
Tariq Samejo
2
, MPH ;
Ikram Maznani
2
, MSc ;
Muhammad Umer
2
, MBA ;
Amjad Hussain
2
, MSc ;
Arjumand Rizvi
2
, MSc ;
Imran Ahmed
2
, MSc ;
Sajid Bashir Soofi
1, 2
, MBBS, FCPS ;
Zulfiqar A Bhutta
2
, PhD
1
Department of Paediatrics & Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
2
Center of Excellence in Women & Child Health, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
*these authors contributed equally
Corresponding Author:
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Zulfiqar A Bhutta, PhD
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Center of Excellence in Women & Child Health
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Aga Khan University
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Stadium Road
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P.O. Box 3500
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Karachi, 74800
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Pakistan
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Phone:
92 2134864798
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Email: zulfiqar.bhutta@aku.edu