Table 1 Distribution of neonatal illnesses and care-seeking pattern in urban Lucknow (N = 481)
Neonatal Illnesses | Point prevalence n (%)(95% CI) | Any outside medical care (n) | Health Care provider sought | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GPs (n) | NGCs (n) | NGDs (n) | |||
IMNCI (n = 107 (22.2%)) | |||||
Diarrhea with dehydration | 4 (0.8) (0.3, 2.3) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Persistent Diarrhea | 7 (1.4) (0.6, 3.1) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Ear discharge | 4 (0.8) (0.3, 2.3) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Fever | 14 (2.9) (1.7, 4.9) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Pathological jaundice | 5 (1.0) (0.4, 2.5) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Meningitis | 2 (0.4) (0.07, 1.6) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Pneumonia | 25 (5.2) (3.5, 7.7) | 25 | 5 | 5 | 19 |
Septicemia | 30 (6.2) (4.3, 8.8) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 10 |
More than 10 Pustules | 11 (2.3) (1.2, 4.2) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
Umbilical sepsis | 5 (1.0) (0.4, 2.5) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Non-IMNCI (n = 135 (28.1%)) | |||||
Conjunctivitis | 8 (1.7) (0.8, 3.4) | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Dermatitis | 11 (2.3) (1.2, 4.2) | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Diarrhea | 34 (7.0) (5.0, 9.8) | 29 | 12 | 6 | 14 |
Upper Respiratory Infection | 46 (9.5) (7.2, 12.6) | 35 | 6 | 6 | 24 |
Physiological Jaundice | 16 (3.3) (1.9, 5.4) | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
Others* | 20 (4.1) (2.6, 6.4) | 16 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Total | 242 (50.3) (45.7, 54.9) | 202 | 86 | 46 | 91 |