Touch detection of neonatal hypothermia in Nepal. Issue 5 (21st August 2006)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Ellis, M; Manandhar, D; Hunt, L; Barnett, S; Azad, K
• Is Part Of: Archives of disease in childhood. Volume 91:Issue 5(2006)
• Page Start: F367
• Page End: F368
• Publication Date: 2006-08-21
• Subjects: hypothermia -- community health services -- developing countries -- traditional birth attendant -- temperature monitoring; Infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Newborn infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Fetus -- Diseases -- Periodicals; 618.920105
• DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.086165
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1359-2998

Abstract

Abstract : The use of touch by health workers to detect hypothermia was examined in 250 newborns in Nepal. Palpation of the feet shows fair interobserver agreement (κ = 0.4–0.7) and high sensitivity (>80%) but low specificity (36%–74%) compared with axillary thermometry. Traditional birth attendants should feel an infant's feet to detect hypothermia.