Chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care: game-changer for newborn survival?

Steve Hodgins; YV Pradhan; Leela Khanal; Shyam Upreti; Naresh Pratap KC

doi:10.9745/GHSP-D-12-00014

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Chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care: game-changer for newborn survival?

Steve Hodgins, YV Pradhan, Leela Khanal, Shyam Upreti and Naresh Pratap KC

Global Health: Science and Practice March 2013, 1(1):5-10; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-12-00014

Steve Hodgins

aFormerly with MCHIP-Maternal and Child Health Integrated Program and now on the Saving Newborn Lives project

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YV Pradhan

bFormerly with the Ministry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal

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Leela Khanal

cJohn Snow, Inc./Nepal

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Shyam Upreti

dMinistry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal

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Naresh Pratap KC

dMinistry of Health and Population, Government of Nepal

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Table 1. Neonatal Mortality Reduction From Chlorhexidine Cord Care
Country % Reduction (intervention versus control)
Nepal⁴ 24%
Pakistan⁶ 38%
Bangladesh⁵
Single application 20%
Multiple application 6% (NS)
Pooled effect size¹¹ 23%
Abbreviation: NS, not significant.

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Steve Hodgins, YV Pradhan, Leela Khanal, Shyam Upreti, Naresh Pratap KC

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Country	% Reduction (intervention versus control)
Nepal⁴	24%
Pakistan⁶	38%
Bangladesh⁵
Single application	20%
Multiple application	6% (NS)
Pooled effect size¹¹	23%