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Assessment of Health Status of Newborns Discharged From Sick Newborn Care Units of the Five Cyclone Fani Affected Districts of Odisha, India

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 October 2022

Vikas Bhatia ,
Dinesh Prasad Sahu Open the ORCID record for Dinesh Prasad Sahu [Opens in a new window] ,
Arvind Kumar Singh Open the ORCID record for Arvind Kumar Singh [Opens in a new window] ,
Binod Kumar Patro Open the ORCID record for Binod Kumar Patro [Opens in a new window] ,
Durgesh Prasad Sahoo Open the ORCID record for Durgesh Prasad Sahoo [Opens in a new window]  and
Raviraj Uttamrao Kamble Open the ORCID record for Raviraj Uttamrao Kamble [Opens in a new window]
Vikas Bhatia
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine & Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Telangana, India
Dinesh Prasad Sahu
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine & Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Arvind Kumar Singh*
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine & Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Binod Kumar Patro
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine & Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Durgesh Prasad Sahoo
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine & Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Telangana, India
Raviraj Uttamrao Kamble
Affiliation:
Department of Community Medicine & Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
*
Corresponding author: Arvind Kumar Singh, Email: arvind28aug@gmail.com.
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Abstract

Objective:

This study was undertaken to assess the health status of newborns discharged from Sick Newborn Care Units (SNCU) of the Cyclone Fani affected districts of Odisha, which is amongst the highest neonatal mortality rate states in the country.

Methods:

Cyclone Fani hit the coast of Odisha on May 3, 2019. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 5 districts and targeted the babies discharged from SNCU’s from January to May 2019. A telephonic interview of the caregivers was conducted to assess the health status of the newborns. Data was collected in a web-based portal and analyzed by statistical package for social sciences SPSS (IBM Corp., Armonk, New York, USA).

Results:

We inquired about 1840 babies during the study period but only 875 babies could be followed up, with the highest proportion of the babies from the most affected district. Out of 875 babies, 111 (12.7%) had 1 or more illnesses during follow up. Distance from the health facility and time constraints were the major reasons for not seeking health care. Of the babies, 35.7% were reported as being underweight. Poor breastfeeding (14.1%) and kangaroo mother care (31.7%) practices were reported. Only 32% of the babies were completely immunized.

Conclusion:

The health status of the babies discharged from the SNCUs was found to be poor. Newborn care can be strengthened by improving home-based and facility-based newborn care.

Keywords

newborncyclonehealth assessmentneonatal mortality rate
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 17 , 2023 , e214
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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